Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award in an annual international energy conference to be held next week.
The CERAWeek 2021 Conference will be held virtually from March 1 to March 5. It is the premier annual international gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities – and energy technology innovators.
The conference is being organised by IHS Markit, a leading Anglo-American firm working in the information services industry. The firm has more than 50,000 business and government customers, including 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the world’s leading financial institutions.
A press release from IHS Markit said that PM Modi will also deliver a keynote address at the event. Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is expected to deliver the first address at CERAWeek. The award comes as India is seeking to transition from conventional fossil fuels, like coal and natural gas, to solar and other renewables to meet its energy needs. The government is also pushing for a massive adoption and mainstreaming of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country and is also looking to build other e-mobility infrastructure in the next few years.
According to the press release, the PM will be participating in a special plenary with Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit and conference chair on Friday, March 5. “He will also receive the prestigious CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award in recognition of his commitment to sustainability in energy and the environment”, the press release stated.
“We are pleased to warmly welcome the Honorable Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, to CERAWeek by IHS Markit 2021,” Yergin said. “In charting its path towards economic growth, poverty reduction and a new energy future, India has emerged at the center of global energy and the environment, and its leadership is crucial to meet climate objectives for a sustainable future while ensuring universal energy access. We look forward to Prime Minister Modi’s perspectives on the role of the world’s largest democracy and are pleased to honor him with the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to expanding India’s leadership in sustainable development to meet the country’s, and the world’s, future energy needs”, it said.
‘The New Map: Energy, Climate and Charting the Future’
CERAWeek 2021: The New Map: Energy, Climate and Charting the Future will examine a new global map being shaped by dramatic shifts in energy and geopolitics—a map defined by changing policies, technology, alliances, geopolitics, and possibly collisions in global commerce and politics.
The conference is inspired by Daniel Yergin’s book The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations. The conference program will focus on key themes related to Energy Transition; Geopolitics, Economics and Markets; Investment and Financing; Technology and Innovation; Mobility and the Future Workforce, the press release said.
This year marks the 39th edition of the conference and is the first time that it will be an all-virtual event. CERAWeek 2021 and the related Innovation Agora will feature more than 245 speakers from 29 countries.
Other speakers at the event are John F. Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, United States and Bill Gates, co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and founder, Breakthrough Energy. Executives from the world’s leading oil and energy corporations like BP, TOTAL SE, Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, etc will attend. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, the secretary general of OPEC is also a speaker at the conference.
Gina McCarthy, the national climate advisor to The White House, US Senator Joe Manchin who is also chairman, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Norwegian minister of petroleum and energy Tina Bru and Pratima Rangarajan, the CEO of OGCI Climate Investments will attend the conference as well.
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The rot in Tamil Nadu politics
Imagine Tamil actor Kamal Haasan, well known for his plagiarizing skills suing Hollywood writers for not coming up with new scripts. A similar farce is happening in the world of Tamil Nadu politics. The virulent anti-Hindu Dravidian forces are themselves being pummeled by an emerging militant and racist movement for not being anti-Hindu enough.
Tamil civilization is an important part of Sanatana Dharma (Hindu) civilization. Of late Tamil racist groups are increasingly aggressive in their attempt to split it from Hindu roots. In the book “Breaking India” (BI), co-authored by Rajiv Malhotra and Aravindan Neelakandan, the authors describe these BI forces in detail. The book states, “Even the fierce fight between Christians and Leftists within the West, and the clash between Islam and Christianity in various places, have been set aside in order to attack India’s unity”.
The BI forces have unleashed their latest weapon in the form of the Tamil racist “Naam Tamilar Katchi” (NTK). However, the target for the NTK is quite ironic as it is their own “partner in crime”, the people who claim themselves to be of ‘Dravidian stock’, who are no less in being racist demagogues.
Sri Lanka’s civil war ended badly for Tamil separatists during May 2009. This had provided the excuse for ‘Tamil’ racists to attack the Dravidian parties especially the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to their hate campaign.
Historically, from the Justice Party days until now, the Dravidian buffoonery has been funded by BI forces. The Tamil racists and Dravidian demagogue quite often can be seen engaging in fiery arguments. One of the good things about this is that the hollowness of both the Dravidian thought and the Tamil racist philosophy gets laid bare.
The Naam Tamilar Katchi has a lot of claims, with the most chauvinistic one being that only Tamilians should be eligible to rule Tamil Nadu. Who gets to define a Tamilian is a million-dollar question. Tamil racists like Seeman give contradictory answers based on the audience.
Tamil racist claims of exclusivity and civilizational superiority sound not much different from what the racist Sinhalese government does to its Tamil population. During its entire history, the Tamil region, has been linked with the rest of Hindu civilization including its Buddhist and Jain cultures.
The list below gives a few examples of cross-cultural interaction between Tamil Nadu and its neighbors:
1) 7th century CE: Pallava dynasty (non-Tamil) rescued Tamil lands from its 300+ year “Kalapirar dark ages”
2) 11th century CE: Later Chola – Eastern Chalukya (Telugu) family alliances helped continue the Chola dynasty
3) 15th century CE: Vijayanagar’s (Tulu, Kannada, and Telugu) rule liberated Tamil lands from Turkic Muslim killing, rape, and plunder
Rest of Hindu-India has been a positive force multiplier to protect and nurture the Tamil language, culture, temples, and civilization. The Tamil racist’s attempts to paint Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and other non-Tamil speakers as outsiders belie these historical facts. Hindu civilization remembers the Tamil lands as the incubation and innovation center of Hindu culture. Tamil Nadu is the birthplace of the “Bhakti” movement around 1,300 years ago.
Tamil racist and Dravidian forces provide opportunistic support to “woke” issues. Fighting climate change, environmental protection, corruption-free rule, and women’s rights ring hollow based on their past rule. The Karunanidhi family has embezzled billions of dollars from public funds. His multiple wives with titles “Manaivi (Wife)”, “Thunaivi (Consort)” and “Eenaivi (Sexual Partner)” makes a mockery of women’s rights.
Actress Vijayalaksmi’s #MeToo allegation against Sebastian alias Seeman is another example of sexual abuse. The terror funding charges against Seeman show the moral rot and economical corruption.
Hindu voters of Tamil Nadu should stand up for their values, spirituality, civilization, and culture. Benevolent Dharma oriented forces have always been at the forefront of protecting Tamil and other native cultures across India. The Tamil-Hindu diaspora should see through the quackery of Tamil racists. Their hard earned time and money is better spent for the benefit of suffering civilians in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces.
Breaking India forces had great success in bringing death and destruction to Sri Lanka. It is unfathomable to think if these forces start having success in mainland India. The 1947 partition horrors will look like a child’s play.
(Views expressed here are the author’s own)
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