INDIAN POLITICAL NARRATIVES ON GREEN ISSUES AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES: AN ECO-CRITICAL STUDY

Abstract

This research study, explores how Indian political leaders legitimize and construct conservational discourse at the platform of climate action from 2015 and 2025. Drawing on ECDA (Eco-critical Discourse Analysis) proposed by Arran Stibbe (2015) and additionally the lexical dimension of CDA (Critical Discourse Analysis) proposed by Norman Fairclough (1989), the research paper adopts an interpretive, qualitative methodology to critically analyze Indian political speeches deliverd at Conferences of the Parties from COP21 to COP29. In this regard this critical analysis focuses on the key categories of discourse i.e. framing, ideology, metaphor, salience, evaluation, and identity together with particular linguistic devices like nominalization, modality, and other lexical choice.  The findings of this research paper reveal that narratives of Indian political representatives consistently represent green issues and ecological concerns through a significant usage of language choices, emphasizing environmental principles like climate justice, equity, and common global responsibilities. Environmental challenges and green issues are framed as significances of chronological global inequalities, positioning Indian identity as a proactive participant. Simultaneously, specific linguistic choices like evaluative modifiers, interactional control, wording, and nominalizations serve to legitimize Indian ecological stance, construct ethical authority, and strengthen Indian national credibility in the global environmental negotiations.  In this way this strategic depiction enables a managed and coherent yet organized green narrative which balances communal ecological responsibility with progressive priorities. On the whole, this research paper determines that Indian diplomatic discourse functions as a balanced ecological construct which integrates diplomatic negotiation, moral positioning, and ideological framing, providing broader debates on conservational and ecological governance within global environmental politics.