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Updated June 14th, 2021 at 19:15 IST

UK 'delighted' with PM Modi joining G7 Summit; assures to work with India as 'joint force'

After the G7 summit, the United Kingdom's Acting Commissioner to India came forward on Monday to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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After the G7 summit, the United Kingdom's Acting Commissioner to India came forward on Monday to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to her official Twitter handle, Jan Thompson asserted that she was 'delightful' that the head of India joined the leaders' summit and actively participated in discussions on health, climate, and open societies. She further added that the UK will continue to work closely with India as a 'joint force' for good on various initiatives. 

PM Modi details on his address at the G7 summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave details of his address. Taking to his official Twitter handle, he detailed the two sessions he addressed- Building Back Together—Open Societies and Economies’ and ‘Building Back Greener: Climate and Nature’. He said in the tweets that he was 'happy' to address the sessions. 

In the tweet, PM Modi attached the press release that detailed the two sessions. About the session on Open Societies, where he was invited as a Lead Speaker, as per the release, the PM recalled that democracy and freedom were a part of India’s civilization ethos. He shared the concern expressed by several Leaders that open societies are particularly vulnerable to disinformation and cyber-attacks and stressed the need to ensure that cyberspace remains an avenue for advancing democratic values and not of subverting them.

Highlighting the non-democratic and unequal nature of global governance institutions, PM called for the reform of the multilateral system as the best signal of commitment to the cause of Open Societies. The leaders adopted the ‘Open Societies Statement’ at the end of the meeting.

Next in the press release, were details on the session on climate change. PM Modi, as per the press release, in that session highlighted that the planet's atmosphere, biodiversity, and oceans can not be protected by countries acting in silos, and called for collective action on climate change. Speaking about India's unwavering commitment to climate action, he mentioned the commitment by Indian Railways to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2030.

PM Modi also stressed that India is the only G-20 country on track to meet its Paris commitments. Taking note of the increasing effectiveness of the two major global initiatives nurtured by India i.e. the CDRI and the International Solar Alliance, he stressed that developing countries need better access to climate finance, and called for a holistic approach towards climate change that covers all dimensions of the problem- mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, climate financing, equity, climate justice, and lifestyle change.  

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Published June 14th, 2021 at 19:15 IST

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