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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicGlobal south

Topic: Global south

‘Global uncertainty’ to threat of terrorism, what Modi stressed on at Voice of Global South Summit

Mohammed Yunus, who now heads the interim govt in Bangladesh, among attendees. The Indian PM also spoke about the country's efforts to aid Gaza and Ukraine where conflicts rage.

Modi govt’s ‘strategic freeze on relations with Pakistan’ & why stand-up comedy in India is no joke

Global media also examines India's relationship with China, the 'delicate dance of cooperation, competition' between the 2, and Modi's life & career as documented in various books.

Jaishankar retains MEA in Modi 3.0, will face challenges in neighbourhood, economic diplomacy

Managing ties with neighbouring countries where China looms & using economic diplomacy to reach $5 trillion economy target by 2025 will be key challenges for external affairs minister.

India redefined Third World as Global South. Then China got triggered

Chinese scholars initially downplayed the use of‘Global South’. But when it became unavoidable to ignore the emerging ontology of identity, they started discrediting India’s leadership role.

Takeaways from Global South Summit: Avoiding debt traps, push for stronger voice in global governance

Around 130 countries attended virtual 'Voice of Global South Summit' Friday. People-centric development finance, inclusive and sustainable energy transition also among takeaways.

‘In solidarity with Israel’ — India stands apart from Global South, joins West in condemning Hamas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned “terrorist attacks” by Hamas, while expressing “solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour”.

‘Political convenience’ can’t determine response to terror, says Jaishankar at UN amid Canada row

Respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercises in cherry picking, he asserts at 78th UN General Assembly.

‘India walked the talk when it comes to Global South’, says S Jaishankar at B20 summit

The EAM added that India’s 'development partnerships' have grown significantly over the last decade, and now extend to 78 nations across geographies.

Modi has exhumed Nehru’s Global South. Which fails the test of geography, geopolitics and economics

Global South is the idea that India, or its leader, could be the leader of the rest. Narendra Modi has emerged as its most prominent and powerful global brand ambassador.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.