PM Modi proposes global front against drug-terror nexus at G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the first session of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday, highlighting the need to reinforce inclusive and sustainable growth on a global scale.proposed the establishment of a G20 Global Healthcare Response Team to strengthen coordination among member nations during major health emergencies and natural disasters. The initiative envisions teams of trained medical professionals from G20 countries who can be deployed rapidly when required.
Giving shape to the vision of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, he also presented four key proposals during his remarks. Modi proposed for establishing a Global Traditional Knowledge Repository under the G20. Built on the Indian Knowledge Systems, this initiative would served a global platform for traditional knowledge and help preserve humanity collective wisdom for future generations.  The Prime Minister proposed a G20 Africa-Skills Multiplier Initiative, aimed at preparing one million certified trainers in Africa over the next decade and enable large-scale skill development through a train-the-trainers model across multiple sectors-boosting local capacity and long-term development.  He also proposed the creation of a G20 Global Healthcare Response Team, emphasising the need for trained medical experts from G20 countries who can be rapidly deployed during health emergencies and natural disasters. This, he said, would strengthen global health security and emergency response capacities. More details from Ira Singh-

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He appreciated the South African presidency’s work in skilled migration, tourism, food security, AI, digital economy, innovation and women’s empowerment, and called for greater representation of the Global South in global governance structures. He highlighted the concept of Integral Humanism, rooted in India’s civilisational wisdom, as a guiding principle to harmonise progress with the planet.