New Delhi, March 24 – Secretary (South) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Neena Malhotra, expressed India's commitment to South-South cooperation on Tuesday, aiming to foster collaboration in science and technology, ranging from affordable healthcare to smart agriculture and water and marine resource management, with partners from the Global South.
Malhotra addressed the ‘CSIR Capabilities Discovery Session’ on Tuesday, alongside Ambassadors and High Commissioners from the Global South. The event was organized by the MEA in partnership with CSIR.
"Secretary (South), Dr. Neena Malhotra delivered the keynote address, highlighting India's commitment to South-South cooperation for advancing science and technology collaboration, including affordable healthcare, smart agriculture, and water and marine resource management, with partners from the Global South, to develop and implement affordable and scalable S&T solutions for a sustainable future," stated the MEA.
In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of the Global South forging new pathways. While inaugurating the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi, he stressed India's role in voicing the concerns of the Global South on every global platform.
Referring to India's G20 Presidency, he noted that the country placed the priorities of the Global South at the center of the global agenda. PM Modi highlighted India's consistent efforts to ensure that innovations benefit not only its own citizens but also partner nations across the Commonwealth.
"Today, as the world is undergoing unprecedented change, it is also the time to create new pathways for the Global South. India is strongly raising the concerns of the Global South on every global platform. During its G20 presidency, India placed the concerns of the Global South at the center of the global agenda. India's constant effort is that whatever innovations we make, they should benefit the entire Global South and the Commonwealth countries. We are also building open-source tech platforms so that our partner countries in the Global South can develop systems similar to those in India," said PM Modi.
