Modi rallies Global South unity on landmark Ethiopia visit

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Modi rallies Global South unity on landmark Ethiopia visit

New Delhi and Addis Ababa share a vision of a world where developing countries rise not against anyone, but for everyone, the prime minister has said

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the countries of the Global South to stand together and assert a stronger role in global decision-making during a visit to Ethiopia, where he signed new agreements with the African state to deepen cooperation in fields including trade and security.

Modi addressed lawmakers in Addis Ababa on Wednesday after talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

“Indeed, solidarity is a strength and cooperation is power. And today, as nations of the Global South, as ancient civilizations, as friends, India and Ethiopia are standing together,” Modi told parliament.

He said the Global South is shaping its own future and that Addis Ababa and New Delhi share a “vision of a world where the Global South rises not against anyone, but for everyone.”

Modi also called for changes to global institutions to reflect present realities, warning that the “world cannot move forward if its system remains locked in the past.”

The prime minister was visiting Ethiopia for the first time, the second stop on his three-nation tour, after traveling to Jordan and ahead of a trip to Oman.

Earlier this year, Modi traveled to Ghana and Namibia, and later visited South Africa to attend the G20 leaders’ summit, as New Delhi sought to deepen ties across the continent.

During his two-day state visit to Ethiopia, which began on Tuesday, the two sides agreed to cooperate on customs, digitalization, and peacekeeping, as well as to develop a data center for the Foreign Ministry of Africa’s second most populous country.

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