New York, Oct. 17 -- India has called for balanced and equitable climate action ahead of COP31, stressing the need for greater climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building for developing countries while respecting their national circumstances and development priorities.

Soumya Nair, Counsellor at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Friday (local time) delivered India's statement at a special event convened by the President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) ahead of COP31, entitled 'A Planet Fit for the Future: Restoring Trust through Climate Action'.

In the statement shared by India at the UN in New York in a post on X, Nair said, "As India emphasised at Pre-COP in Fiji, our shared ground exceeds our differe...