The members of the International Energy Agency have agreed to establish a “strategic partnership” with India that would serve as a pathway for the South Asian country’s eventual membership, the IEA said in a statement at the weekend. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The move is significant because the IEA, which operates under the framework of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, only allows OECD nations as members under its current charter, and India is one of eight countries that have a non-member “association” status. “This partnership marks a step change — a new middle ground for enhanced responsibilities and benefits, and a testing ground towards eventual membership status,” IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said in a statement issued after a two-day ministerial meeting in Paris. India is one of eight countries identified by the IEA for deeper partnerships, which together with […]