The writer is Distinguished Fellow, TERI, former ambassador and DPR of India to the UN and former lead negotiator for India at climate change negotiations
During his life, Guru Tegh Bahadur displayed exemplary courage as a principled and fearless warrior travelling through the country, especially its eastern parts, including Assam and Dhaka.
India is one of the few major climate stakeholders on track to over-achieve the targets it had committed. With civilisational links to nature, India is a strong proponent of global action on global warming.