India's G20 agenda will be inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented, decisive: PM Modi

As India began its G20 presidency from Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it will work to further promote oneness inspired by the theme of One Earth One Family One Future and listed terror climate change pandemic as the greatest challenges that can be best fought togetherIndias G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with not just our G20 partners but also our fellowtravellers in the global South whose voice often goes unheard he saidIndias G20 agenda will be inclusive ambitious actionoriented and decisive he addedLet us join together to make Indias G20 Presidency a Presidency of healing harmony and hope Let us work together to shape a new paradigm iquest of humancentric globalisation he said in an article which appeared in several newspapers and was posted on his website tooThe country looks forward to working on encouraging sustainable lifestyles depoliticising the global supply of food fertilizers and medical products among other subjects the prime minister said in a series of tweetsHe said I firmly believe now is the best time to go further still and catalyse a fundamental mindset shift to benefit humanity as a wholeAlso Read Gujarat polls Exercise franchise in record numbers PM Modi tells first time votersGone is the time to remain trapped in the the same old zerosum mindset which has led to both scarcity and conflict the prime minister saidIt is time to get inspired by our spiritual traditions which advocate oneness and work together to solve global challenges he addedAs India assumes this important mantle I ask myself can the G20 go further still Can we catalyse a fundamental mindset shift to benefit humanity as a whole I believe we can he said in the writeup to share his thoughts on the significant milestone for Indian diplomacyOur mindsets are shaped by our circumstances as through the history humanity lived in scarcity People fought for limited resources because their survival depended on denying them to others Confrontation and competition between ideas ideologies and identities became the norm he saidUnfortunately we remain trapped in the same zerosum mindset even today We see it when countries fight over territory or resources We see it when supplies of essential goods are weaponised We see it when vaccines are hoarded by a few even as billions remain vulnerable he saidIf humans were inherently selfish what would explain the lasting appeal of so many spiritual traditions that advocate the fundamental oneness of us all he askedModi said One such tradition popular in India sees all living beings and even inanimate things as composed of the same five basic elements the panch tatva of earth water fire air and space Harmony among these elements within us and between us is essential for our physical social and environmental wellbeingHe added Indias G20 Presidency will work to promote this universal sense of oneness Hence our theme One Earth One Family One FutureToday the world has the means to produce enough to meet the basic needs of all people Today we do not need to fight for our survival iquest our era need not be one of war Indeed it must not be one he saidFortunately todays technology also gives us the means to address problems on a humanitywide scale he said adding that India with onesixth of humanity and with its immense diversity of languages religions customs and beliefs is a microcosm of the world he addedFor imbuing hope in our future generations India will encourage an honest conversation among the most powerful countries on mitigating risks posed by weapons of mass destruction and enhancing global security he saidAs the mother of democracy Indias national consensus is forged not by diktat but by blending millions of free voices into one harmonious melody he saidIndia is now the fastest growing large economy and its citizencentric governance model takes care of even its most marginalised citizens while nurturing the creative genius of its talented youth he saidWe have leveraged technology to create digital public goods that are open inclusive and interoperable These have delivered revolutionary progress in fields as varied as social protection financial inclusion and electronic payments he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever