Maritime nations will be instrumental in shaping new low-carbon development strategies while also dealing with biodiversity preservation, the costs of adaptation and with debt burdens worsened by the pandemic.

What can the world learn from these efforts, and how can global coalitions and international partnerships support them? How can they balance their search for infrastructure investment while protecting their fragile ecosystems? How are maritime nations shaping the global energy landscape? Are strategic international partnerships and international financial linkages such as carbon credits key to accelerating green transitions, and how can they be invested in? Can these countries carve their own lanes and preserve economic sovereignty amid contestation between the Beijing-sponsored model and liberal internationalist principles?

Hugh Hilton Todd
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guyana

Richard J. Randriamandrato
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar

Ausaf Sayeed
Secretary (CPV and OIA), Ministry of External Affairs, India

Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament; Former President, Maldives

Malshini Senaratne
Asst. Head of Department and Lecturer, University of Seychelles, Seychelles

Moderator: Preeti Soni
Head, UN Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology, India

Raisina 2022 Panel Discussion: Beachheads of Globalisation: Investments, Debts and Transitions.