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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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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

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.