At the first-ever G20 Summit hosted on African soil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a sweeping reorientation of global development priorities and unveiled three major initiatives aimed at transforming cooperation between the Global South and the world’s largest economies.

Speaking at the leaders’ session on “Inclusive and sustainable economic growth leaving no one behind,” Modi said current development models have historically failed large sections of the world, warning that these approaches have “deprived large populations of resources” and accelerated “the over-exploitation of nature.” The Prime Minister said these inequities are most acutely visible in Africa, making this year’s summit an opportune moment for change. Advertisement

PM's three new proposals

1. Modi said the

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