| | The Asian century requires creation of a rules-based post-Covid-19 world order and joint efforts are needed to strengthen the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday against the backdrop of China’s assertive actions on territorial disputes. Modi’s remarks, made while addressing the Asean-India Summit and East Asia Summit in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, came days after Beijing released a “standard map” that includes swathes of territories of other countries within China’s borders. India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan have protested against the Chinese map. | THE BIG STORY PM urges Asean unity on territorial disputes The Asian century requires creation of a rules-based post-Covid-19 world order and joint efforts are needed to strengthen the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday against the backdrop of China’s assertive actions on territorial disputes. “The 21st century is the century of Asia. This is our century. This requires the creation of a rules-based post-Covid world order, and everyone’s effort for human welfare,” he said at the Asean-India Summit, speaking in Hindi. Read more. | THE BIG QUESTION What key institution is likely to be part of India’s G20 push? The G20 summit under the Indian presidency is likely to see the emergence of an India-led multilateral and multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to taking the Indian experience of digital public infrastructure (DPI) global — the One Future Alliance (OFA). After the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, if all of a set of G20 members approve, OFA will be the third major international institution to be pioneered by India under the Narendra Modi government. OFA and the One Future Fund, which is aimed at helping developing countries adopt DPI, were both discussed at the conceptual level at the June meeting of the Digital Economy Working Group of G20, with the idea of OFA then subsequently discussed at the digital economy ministerial in August. Read more. | | | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | FROM THE FIELD Oppressive US Open heat underlines climate crisis’s repercussions on sport On Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev sat still with an ice-wrapped towel on his head, looking like anything but a tennis player who had just entered the US Open semi-finals after a straight-sets quarter-final victory. Minutes earlier, during the third set, an exasperated Medvedev walked across to fetch his towel between points, looked straight into the court-side camera and said, “One player (is) gonna die, and they’re gonna see.” Extreme as his words may have been, it was matched by the weather at tennis’ season-ending Grand Slam. Read more. | | | Photo of the Day Parantha by the peepal | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
