PM Modi To Speak At US-Hosted Virtual Climate Summit On Thursday

The US president has invited 40 world leaders, including PM Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, to the summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on the opening day of a two-day virtual summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden on the climate crisis on April 22-23. The US president has invited 40 world leaders, including PM Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, to the summit. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the leaders will deliberate on how the world can align climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development while respecting national circumstances and sustainable development priorities. It said PM Modi will make his remarks in the leaders' session-I from 5.30 to 7.30 pm IST on Thursday on the theme, "Our collective sprint to 2030".