Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday “strongly condemned” the civilian casualties within the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip. Delivering the inaugural speech on the digital Voice of World South Summit, he reiterated his condemnation of the October 7 assault on Israel by Hamas and mentioned the World South ought to communicate in a single voice on essential issues. Mr. Modi additional introduced that India was set to host a world partnership summit on Synthetic Intelligence subsequent month which might promote accountable use of know-how and cut back the hole between the developed and creating economies.
“We are all seeing that developments in West Asia are giving birth to new challenges. India has condemned the dastardly terror attack on Israel on October 7. We urged for restrained response along with dialogue and diplomacy. We strongly condemn the death of civilians in Israel-Hamas conflict,” Mr. Modi mentioned.
His remarks indicated that different leaders within the digital Voice of World South Summit are additionally more likely to take up the violence in Gaza on the daylong occasion throughout which Heads of Authorities, Overseas Ministers and different representatives are anticipated to position their ideas on numerous issues of world significance. Mr. Modi talked about India’s humanitarian strategy to the disaster and mentioned, “After speaking to President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine, India sent relief material to the Palestinians,” he mentioned.
The Prime Minister additionally introduced that DAKSHIN — Improvement and Information Sharing Initiative — World South Centre for Excellence shall be inaugurated on Friday. He revisited the diplomatic outreach by India to the World South that was witnessed throughout the G20 summit of final September. He particularly highlighted the inclusion of the African Union as a brand new member within the G20 grouping.
He additional urged that the gaps between the North and the South ought to be minimised to make sure entry to new know-how and initiatives. “New technology should not become a source of creating distance between the North and the South. In this age of AI, it is necessary to ensure responsible use of technology. To ensure that, next month India will host AI technology summit,” Mr. Modi introduced.