In May 2025, the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) hosted its annual Columbia India Energy Dialogue in New Delhi, India. This year’s dialogue, organized in partnership with the Columbia Global Center Mumbai, focused on the theme of “Friendships among Fragmentation.” Specifically, it explored the importance of international partnerships to India’s energy transition amid the global fragmentation, associated reshuffling of global energy markets, and trade negotiations precipitated by policies of the new US presidential administration.
The dialogue began with a keynote address by India’s trade minister and minister of commerce and industry, Piyush Goyal. This was followed by a panel discussion involving: David Turk, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, CGEP, and Former US Deputy Secretary of Energy; Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, CGEP; Sumant Sinha, Founder, Chairman, and CEO,…
