 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint briefing in Zagreb, Croatia, on Wednesday. ANI")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for urgent reforms in global governance, stressing that institutions built in the last century are ill-equipped to tackle modern challenges such as climate change, pandemics, terrorism and cybersecurity.
Highlighting the growing aspirations of the Global South, PM Modi said progress is impossible without amplifying their voice and noted with pride that the African Union was granted permanent membership of the G20 under India’s presidency.
“The world is also facing new and complex crises such as climate change, pandemics, terrorism and cybersecurity. Institutions created in the last century are struggling to respond. The changing circumstances demand credible and effective reforms in global governance. Progress cannot come without giving voice to the global south…We are proud that the African Union became a permanent member of the G20 during our presidency”
PM Modi further said Modi says, “…Africa has been connected to many of India’s proudest moments in space. When India’s Chandrayaan landed on the Moon’s South Pole, I was in Africa and today, as an Indian Astronaut conducts experiments onboard a space station for the welfare of humanity, I am once again in Africa…”