PM Modi pushes for Global South voice in historic Ghana Parl address

Thanks President John Mahama, Ghana radical for nationalist honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed extracurricular Ghana’s Parliament House successful Accra connected Thursday. Reuters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday made a beardown propulsion for a greater dependable to the Global South arsenic helium addressed Ghana Parliament, a archetypal for immoderate Indian PM.

Recalling shared assemblage legacies and antiauthoritarian traditions of the 2 nations, Modi batted for credible and effectual reforms successful planetary governance and said, “Progress cannot travel without giving dependable to the Global South.”

In a code that invited predominant applause, Modi quoted the archetypal Ghana President, Kwame Nkrumah, who had said “The forces that unite america are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that support america apart.”

Noting that the satellite bid created aft the Second World War was changing fast, Modi said, “The changing circumstances request credible and effectual reforms successful planetary governance.”

The PM elaborate India’s travel and maturation arsenic the fastest increasing emerging system acceptable to overtake Germany arsenic the world’s 3rd and said, “A beardown India volition lend to a much unchangeable and prosperous world.”

During his address, Modi thanked Ghana President John Mahama and Ghana radical for the nationalist honour — Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana — they conferred upon him and stressed shared antiauthoritarian values of the 2 nations.

He said, “For us, ideology is not simply a system; It is simply a portion of our cardinal values.” Speaking of histories of India and Ghana bearing the scars of assemblage rule, the PM said the challenges of colonialism had not ended, they had lone altered successful shape.

Earlier today, India and Ghana agreed to elevate their narration to a Comprehensive Partnership. In a bilateral meeting, Modi and Mahama discussed planetary issues of communal interest, including UN reforms and reaffirmed time-tested ties.

Prime Minister Modi thanked Mahama for enactment successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam panic onslaught and the 2 sides agreed to fortify the planetary combat against terrorism.

They spoke of strengthening defence and information concern and the Prime Minister congratulated Ghana connected its increasing planetary profile, including its word connected the UN Human Rights Council and the predetermination of Ghana’s Foreign Minister arsenic the Commonwealth Secretary-General.

Both leaders reiterated their committedness to antiauthoritarian values, South-South practice and a shared imaginativeness for sustainable improvement and planetary peace.

Four MoUs successful Culture, Standards, Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine, and Joint Commission Mechanism for engagement betwixt overseas ministries were exchanged.

This was an Indian PM’s archetypal sojourn to Ghana, 1 of the fastest increasing economies successful West Africa, aft 1995. India is the largest export marketplace for Ghana with golden making up 70 per cent exports to India.

Modi aboriginal near for Trinidad & Tobago for the 2nd limb of his nine-day five-nation visit, 1 of the longest overseas and 1 that is meant to antagonistic the Chinese power successful the Global South. Nearly 45 per cent of the Indian diaspora successful the Caribbean lives successful T&T.