India’s G20 Presidency to focus on Arctic and its impact on world

According to The Arctic Institute, India’s G20 presidency is an opportunity to refocus on the Arctic and its impact on the world, as there has been a complete lack of engagement between Russia and the West in the aftermath of the Moscow-Kyiv conflict.

In response to Russia’s actions, seven (A7) of the eight Arctic Council (AC) members announced a historic suspension of participation in all council activities on March 3, 2022. The Nordic Council of Ministers followed on the same day. Much research and data sharing among scientists has been halted due to funding agency restrictions in Europe and the United States. Several field experiments that were originally planned for the region have been relocated to the North American or European Arctic.

According to Anurag Bisen, a Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, the Arctic’s importance to India can be divided into three categories: scientific research, climate change, and the environment; economic and human resources; and geopolitical and strategic reasons.
Though geographically separated, the Arctic and the Himalayas are linked and share similar concerns.

The Arctic meltdown is assisting the Indian scientific community in better understanding glacial melt in the Himalayas, which has been dubbed the “third pole” and has the most freshwater reserves after the North and South Poles.

According to Anurag Bisen, a Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, the Arctic’s importance to India can be divided into three categories: scientific research, climate change, and the environment; economic and human resources; and geopolitical and strategic reasons.
Though geographically separated, the Arctic and the Himalayas are linked and share similar concerns.

The Arctic meltdown is assisting the Indian scientific community in better understanding glacial melt in the Himalayas, which has been dubbed the “third pole” and has the most freshwater reserves after the North and South Poles.