Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified that wars of other countries are impacting the Global South, hence the issues of the Global South should be addressed first. Also, in his address on the first day of the G-20 summit, PM Modi praised the President of Brazil for taking forward the decisions taken in the G-20 summit held in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned of the danger of ongoing conflict in the world from the platform of the G20 summit in Brazil. Expressing his concern, PM Modi focused on the 3F crisis.
PM Modi said that the countries of the Global South are most affected by the crisis of food, fuel and fertilizer due to global conflict and the G-20 should consider this topic. The Global South includes countries like India, China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Narendra Modi clarified that wars of other countries are impacting the Global South, hence the issues of the Global South should be given first attention. In his address on the first day of the G-20 summit, Modi praised Brazil’s chairmanship for taking forward the ‘people-centric decisions’ taken by India at the G-20. He said the Indian G-20 Presidency’s call for ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ was echoed in the Rio talks.
What did PM Modi say?
Speaking at the G-20 session on ‘Social Inclusion, Fighting Hunger and Poverty’, the Prime Minister said, “I would like to say that the countries of the Global South are most affected by the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis. Through global conflicts. Therefore, our discussions can only be successful if we take into account the challenges and priorities of the Global South.
PM Modi promised India’s full support to the G-20 initiative to ‘fight hunger and poverty’. “India assures full support to this effort,” he wrote in a post on Twitter.
India’s initiative for hunger
Highlighting steps taken by India to strengthen food security in Africa and elsewhere, the Prime Minister said, “More than 800 million people are being given free food grains, including 550 million in the world’s most deprived areas “Are benefiting from a huge health insurance scheme.” , He further said, “Now 6 crore senior citizens above 70 years of age will also be able to avail the benefit of free health insurance.”