India withdraws COP33 host bid
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Apr 08, 2026 · Last updated Apr 17, 2026
India has officially withdrawn its bid to host the United Nations annual climate Conference Of the Parties (COP33) in 2028. The decision was confirmed by India's foreign ministry on Friday, April 17, following earlier reports by Reuters and Climate Home News. While the specific reasons for the withdrawal were not immediately clear, foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that several issues were considered, and India remains fully committed to its climate change commitments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had initially proposed hosting the summit in 2023. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat has not yet commented on the withdrawal.
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