New Delhi geared up to host ISA’ second general assembly

New Delhi: The national capital, New Delhi, is geared up to host the second general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) starting today. With India and France front-ending the attempts to set up the ISA, it has become India’s calling card on climate change and is increasingly being viewed as a foreign policy tool.

Being held in New Delhi from 30 October—2 November, the first treaty-based international government organization headquartered in India has 81 countries as signatories to the ISA framework agreement. However, 58 countries have ratified it. While those countries who have signed and ratified the ISA framework agreement will attend the second general assembly as members, those countries who have only inked it will be attending as observers.