World is in state of crisis: PM Modi at Voice of Global South summit

PM Modi says India can be the voice of Global South

Offering to become the voice of the Global South, India on Thursday gave a new agenda to the world on behalf of the countries of the South: ‘respond, recognise, respect, and reform’.

Addressing the first session of the two-day special virtual summit, the Voice of Global South summit, which began on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the stage on behalf of developing countries, many of which are united by a history of colonisation. The ‘Global South’ largely refers to countries in Asia, Africa, and South America.

“We, the Global South, have the largest stakes in the future. Most of