Accra/New Delhi, July 3 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today stressed the importance of the ‘Global
South’ and said progress cannot come without giving voice to the Global South.
Addressing the Parliament of Ghana, the PM said the global order created after World War II was changing fast and the revolution in technology, the rise of the Global South and the shifting demographics were contributing to its pace and scale.
“Progress cannot come without giving voice to the ‘Global South’. We need more than slogans. We need action. That is why, during India’s G20 Presidency, we worked with the vision – One Earth, One Family, One Future.’’
The ‘Global South’ is a term used to broadly describe countries with lower levels of economic development, often located in the Southern Hemisphere, primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It’s a way to categorise nations based on socio-economic and political characteristics rather than solely geographical location. The term is often used in contrast to the “Global North”, which typically includes wealthier, more industrialized nations.
The Prime Minister regretted that challenges like colonial rule that humanity had faced in the earlier centuries, still persisted in different forms.
He said the world is facing new and complex crises like terrorism, climate change pandemics and cybersecurity and institutions created in the last century were struggling to respond. “The changing circumstances demand credible and effective reforms in global governance.’’
“We put emphasis on Africa’s rightful place at the global high table. We are proud that the African Union became a permanent member of the G20 during our Presidency,’’ the Prime Minister added in his address.
