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Kissinger's monumental blunder

His suggested policies benefited China hugely

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India's pledge of good behaviour

Its endorsement of the G7's Open Societies Statement will give the world a larger say in human rights violations in the country

Protesters are not terrorists

Delhi High Court raises the bar on UAPA application

G7's Cornwall rendezvous

The group's relevance was tested again

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A new idea of India

The values the G7 espouses must be followed

G7 pledges 870 mn Covid vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end

Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021

From Covid vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements

The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in southwest England. The leaders of the G-7 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States made commitments on a range of topics, from sharing coronavirus vaccines to tackling climate change and making corporate taxation fairer. Their final agreement from the three-day meeting also included a section on challenging China over non-economic economic practices and calling on Beijing to respect human rights. Here are details on the key topics they covered: VACCINE SHARING The presidents and prime ministers committed to sharing at least 1 billion vaccine shots with struggling countries over the next year, with deliveries starting in August. U.S. President Joe Biden pledged 500 million doses. Britain and Canada committed to 100 million shots each, and France said it would pitch in with 60 million doses. However, the World Health ...

G7 agrees to boost climate finance, plans to meet $100 bn a year target

But climate groups said the promise made in the summit's final communique lacked detail and the developed nations should be more ambitious in their financial commitments

India gets wide support on TRIPS waiver for Covid-19 vaccines at G-7 meet

Cyberspace should not be a venue for subverting democratic values: PM

America is back at the table, says Joe Biden as G7 summit concludes

US might be able to donate 1 bn more vaccines to the world in coming years, says president; calls for probe to find whether virus leaked from Chinese lab

India a natural ally in defending shared values from many threats: PM at G7

PM Narendra Modi said India is a natural ally for G7 countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism, disinformation and economic coercion.

UK's Boris Johnson confirms G7 pledge to donate 1 billion vaccine doses

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer nations. Speaking at the end of a G-7 leaders' summit in southwest England on Sunday, Johnson said the doses would come both directly and through the international COVAX programme. The commitment falls far short of the 11 billion doses the World Health Organisation said is needed to vaccinate at least 70% of the world's population and truly end the pandemic.

Joe Biden's G7 Summit gift for Boris Johnson: A custom-made bicycle

US President Joe Biden chose a custom-made, hand-built bicycle as his gift for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for their first in-person meeting ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall this weekend.

China cautions G7: Days when 'small' groups ruled the world are long gone

The re-emergence of China as a leading global power is considered to be one of the most significant geopolitical events of recent times

As summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on Covid-19 vaccines, climate

The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with promises, including vaccinating the world against coronavirus and tackling climate change.

Protestors demonstrate at G7 summit to save Myanmar's democracy

Several hundred Myanmar residents in Britain gathered at the site of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, calling for action to save democracy in Myanmar on Saturday

PM addresses G7 summit, vouches for 'one earth, one health' approach

Calling for global unity, leadership and solidarity to prevent future pandemics, Modi emphasised the special responsibility of democratic and transparent societies to deal with the challenge

G-7 summit: Aid groups appeal to for cash to get shots into arms

Rich nations must do more than just donate surplus vaccines if they hope to end the COVID-19 pandemic, according to public health experts and humanitarian groups that are calling for money