PM Modi attends the plenary session of the G20 Summit in South Africa. (Reuters)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, proposing a range of initiatives aimed at reshaping global development in line with India’s civilisational values.

Addressing the session on ‘Inclusive and sustainable economic growth leaving no one behind’, PM Modi called for a profound rethinking of global development parameters, noting that while the G20 has long shaped global finance and growth, prevailing models have deprived large populations of resources and driven the over-exploitation of nature, challenges felt acutely in Africa.

“With Africa hosting the G20 Summit for the first time, NOW is the right moment for us to revisit our development parameters and

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