‘Global South has largest stakes in future…’ PM Modi stresses on global challenges

Jan 12, 2023

New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Stressing on the challenges and the huge amount of population that resides in Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12 in Delhi said that Global South has the largest stakes in the future. The remark came at the Voice of Global South Summit that was virtually attended by the PM. The PM also said that most of the global challenges that the Global South is facing are not created by them but are surely affecting the countries of the Global South. The PM also expressed his optimism for a better time to come for the Global South. “We, the Global South, have the largest stakes in the future. Three-fourths of humanity live in our countries. India has always shared its development experience with the Global South. Our development partnerships cover all geographies and diverse sectors,” the PM said. “We have turned the page on another difficult year that shows war, conflict, terrorism, and geopolitical tensions, rising food fertilisers, and fuel prices. Most of the global challenges have not been created by Global South but they affect us more,” he added. “We should, together, call for a global agenda of response, recognise, respect and respond. Despite the challenges the developing world faces, I remain optimistic that our time is coming. The need of the hour is to identify simple, scalable, and sustainable solutions,” he further added.