<h1>India Urged to Lead in Clean-Tech Manufacturing Amid Global Trade Shifts; Criticism Over Lack of Climate Finance Support</h1> India's G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog CEO emphasized the need for India to capitalize on global trade disruptions to lead in clean-tech manufacturing, warning against dependency on imports, particularly from China. He highlighted India's progress in fintech and urged replication in clean-tech sectors like solar energy and electric vehicles to achieve over 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. He criticized developed nations for inadequate financial support, failing to meet the USD 100 billion annual climate finance pledge, impacting developing countries' climate targets. The 2015 Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius remains threatened by insufficient funding.