G7 Summit : India will put concerns of Global South on world stage, says PM Modi as he leaves from Italy

PM Narendra Modi in Italy, G7 Summit Live Updates: Reiterating the concerns and priorities of the Global South countries which “are bearing brunt of global uncertainties and tensions”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the G7 Outreach event on Friday and said: “India has considered it its responsibility to put priorities and concerns of countries of the Global South on world stage.”

He further highlighted India’s presidency of the G20, under which the African Union was made a permanent member of the grouping. During G20 Summit hosted by India last year, we stressed on importance of international governance in field of AI,” he added.

What did PM Modi do on Day 2 of summit? Modi, in the first foreign trip of his third term, arrived in Italy early on Friday to attend the outreach session — focusing on issues relating to artificial intelligence (AI), energy, Africa and the Mediterranean — at the 50th Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit. On the sidelines, he also held discussions with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Hours before these meetings, Modi showcased the scale of Indian elections as “the biggest festival of democracy in the world”, and framed his “historic victory” as a “victory of democracy” and “victory of the entire democratic world”.

Here’s a recap of Day 1: The G7 leaders’ summit is being held in the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia in Italy’s Apulia region from June 13 to 15. The annual summit gathered representatives of Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (EU). The centrepiece of the opening day was a political agreement on an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed on an outline deal on Thursday to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

The political agreement was the centrepiece of the opening day in southern Italy of the annual summit of G7 leaders, attended for a second successive year by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

In Italy’s parliament, a heated debate over a government proposal turned physical, resulting in an opposition lawmaker being hospitalised. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening amid criticism by opponents for potentially worsening poverty in southern regions. The altercation resulted in an opposition lawmaker being hospitalised.

During the annual Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Puglia, Italy, violent scenes from the parliamentary brawl spread widely, prompting regret from Italian officials. The summit, spanning from Thursday to Saturday, gathers leaders from the European Union and six other industrialised nations, including President Biden. Discussions will focus around critical global issues, notably the war in Ukraine.