G7 leaders frequently make sweeping commitments to provide help to nations in the Global South but then back out once they return home. However, these same nations are eager to insist that the underprivileged refrain from skipping out on loan repayments to western governments and banks.
Source: The Indian Express
Modi fared well in Hiroshima by outlining a 10-point action plan that may significantly alter and enhance how people live today. The strategy aims for reducing food waste, depoliticizing global supply chains for fertilisers, boosting the consumption of millets, promoting holistic healthcare, bolstering digital healthcare, and creating development models that take into account the demands of underdeveloped nations.
India was invited to the summit last week even though it is not a G7 member by the host Japan. India’s voice at Hiroshima had more clout because of its present G-20 chairmanship. The statement and G7 discussions centred on Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rising assertiveness. India, on the other hand, was successful in adding sustainable living and associated problems to its agenda.
Modi had multiple bilateral meetings outside of the G7, including one with Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the two presidents have never really spoken to one another. The gathering was crucial because India, in contrast to the G7, which vigorously supported Ukraine against Russia, struck a balance between the two nations.
Indeed, Moscow has been able to withstand sanctions thanks to Delhi’s expanding commercial connections with that country. Modi declared that all nations should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of UN member states after his meeting with Zelensky.
Source: Drishti IAS
Was it directed at China, which has taken over Indian-held territory in the Himalayas, or at Russia? Modi reaffirmed India’s resolve to do everything to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Does it portend a bigger diplomatic role for India in settling the Ukraine crisis?
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged the Quad leaders’ gathering in Hiroshima to pay attention to the views of nations in the Indo-Pacific, such as those in ASEAN, South Asia, and the Pacific Island states. India should focus on this as it gets ready to host the following Quad summit in 2024. A Quad that is inclusive will have a better chance of establishing a rules-based system in the Indo-Pacific.
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