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India ups scrutiny of climate activism, citing foreign influence

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India ups scrutiny of climate activism, citing foreign influence

Work at global forums, with neighbors seen as threatening energy security

Harjeet Singh attends a session at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku in November 2024. Properties linked to Singh were recently searched by Indian authorities. © AP

QURATULAIN REHBAR

January 19, 2026 12:32 JST

NEW DELHI — India is drawing firmer lines around climate advocacy, framing foreign-funded environmental campaigns as risks to energy security and the national interest, even as the government expands renewable energy and promotes itself as a global climate leader.

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