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                                                                 Council will be reduced to nothing more than a meeting
                                                                 place. India has always believed that any tension or
                                                                 disagreement should be resolved peacefully through
                When the representative of the                   dialogue. If the law provides a solution, it should

                government with the absolute                     be  followed.  In  this  spirit,  India  settled  its  land  and
                                                                 maritime borders with Bangladesh.
             majority says something in front of
                                                                   Global peace, stability, and prosperity are all
              the world, the world believes that
                                                                 shared goals. In today's world, when every country
             he is not speaking alone; 140 crore                 is connected to every other country in some way,
               people are speaking. Whatever                     if there is tension in any one area, it affects all
                                                                 countries. In these situations, developing countries
                time was available during this
                                                                 with  limited  resources  suffer  the  most.  The  food,
              visit, I fully utilised every moment
                                                                 oil, and fertiliser crises have had the most profound
               in talking about the country and                  impact on these countries as a result of the current
             taking decisions for the betterment                 global situation. Prime Minister Modi says that
                                                                 we are at a watershed moment in history. Climate
                           of the country.
                                                                 change, the environment, and energy security are
                                                                 among  the  most  pressing issues  confronting  our
              - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister                    world today. One impediment to addressing these
                                                                 monumental challenges is our tendency to view
            Institutions built in the 20th century               climate change solely through the lens of energy.
            not compatible with the challenges                   We need to broaden the scope of our conversation.
            of the 21st century                                  Indo-Pacific's security and success

            Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi  stated  at  the  G-7   critical to the world
            meeting that it is time to reconsider why we need to
            discuss  peace  and  stability  in  various  forums.  Why   The  Quad  Meeting  in  Hiroshima,  Japan,  is  an
            is  the  United  Nations,  which  was  founded  with  the
            goal of establishing peace, unable to put an end to
            the conflict today? The United Nations has not even       Suggestions given
            agreed on a definition of terrorism. All of this points
            to one conclusion: the institutions established in the    by India in the G-7
            previous century are not compatible with the system
            of  the  21st  century.  That  is  why  reforms  in  large   n  Build an inclusive food system.
            institutions such as the United Nations are required.
            They  will  also  have  to  become  the  global  south's   n    The global fertiliser supply chain has to be
            voice. Otherwise, we'll just keep talking about how to    strengthened.
            end the conflicts. The United Nations and its Security   n    The expansionist mindset that is occupying the
                                                                      fertiliser resource has to be stopped.
                                                                   n    The benefits of digital technology should reach
                                                                      every farmer in the world.
                                                                   n    Organic food should not be associated with
                                                                      fashion or business but with nutrition and health.
                                                                   n    There should be collective responsibility to
                                                                      prevent the wastage of food items.
                                                                   n    Promotion of traditional medicines and joint
                                                                      research in this area.


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