The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the concluding session of the Voice of Global South Summit in virtual mode on 13th January, 2023.
- Launched under India’s able leadership, the first of its kind, the summit was aimed at articulating onto the interests and concerns of the countries in the Global South whose voices often get unheard.
- The PM stressed that developing countries want a globalization that does not lead to unequal distribution of vaccines or over concentrated supply chains.
- He said developing countries desire globalisation that does not create climate or debt crisis but brings prosperity and wellbeing of humanity as a whole.
- Earlier, EAM Dr. S Jaishankar addressed the Foreign Ministers’ Session of the Voice of Global South Summit under the theme- ‘Priorities of Global South- Ensuring a Conducive Environment’.
India’s points
- The world is becoming increasingly volatile and uncertain for the South. Therefore, the Voice of the Global South Summit has become particularly important as it provides a platform for developing countries to share their concerns, perspectives, and priorities.
- India stands for 3 sensitive shifts in its case for a ‘Global South sensitive’ model. These shifts include, moving from self-centered globalization to human-centered globalization, from being on the receiving end of technological patronage, to deploying Global South-led innovations for societal transformation and from debt creating projects to a demand-driven and sustainable development cooperation.
