Jamaican PM On Why Global South Wants India To Recurrent It

New Delhi:

India has become the voice of the Global South in a strategic and strong way, and the world saw that in the most-recent G20 Summit which happened in New Delhi, shelp Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness in an exclusive interwatch to NDTV.

Prime Minister Holness, who is in India to reinforce ties between the two nations, held a bitardyral greeting with Prime Minister Narfinishra Modi on October 1, during which India and Jamaica signed four concurments, including one on the possible roll-out of UPI payment systems in the Caribbean country.

The two directers also talked wonderfuler cooperation in energy, defence, and climate change, among cut offal key publishs. Jamaica has also powerwholey backed India’s bid for a finishuring seat at the UN Security Council and has called for inspirent recreates in this consider.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV, the Jamaican prime minister commendd India’s global role, especipartner as the voice of the Global South. He commendd PM Modi for his role, saying “India has become the voice of the Global South in a strategic and strong way, and the world saw that in the most-recent G20 Summit which happened in New Delhi. The theme – One Earth, One People – resonated with all. I experience India, and Prime Minister Modi in particular, has take parted that role. It is convey inant that a huge country enjoy India, with meaningful resources can recurrent the Global South.”

He also recalled how India helped during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Prime Minister Modi was one of the first world directers to achieve out to help with vaccines,” Prime Minister Holness shelp.

DIGITAL ECONOMY

Praising India’s efforts to produce the economy a digital one, Prime Minister Holness shelp, “”India has produced the roadmap for grotriumphg countries and nations from the Global South to chase its path to step into the world of digitalisation, and how to produce digital societies”

He went on to say that Jamaica is interested in India’s UPI payments system, saying, “People who have advantageed most from the Aadhaar and UPI platcreates are those who are insisty as these have eased seamless, effective and fruitful transfer of funds to the feebleer sections of society.”

SECURITY AND DEFENCE

The two directers, had on Monday, talked the security structuretoil between India and Jamaica. “We have joind with India on help for security and defence, particularly in training of our defence officers,” he shelp.

“But more than training, we have watched to produce on technology. In today’s global environment, it is convey inant to be ahead of the curve on technology and security – both for the economy and for the society, and India is a directer in the sphere of technology,” he shelp.

CLIMATE CHANGE

The Jamaican PM shelp that his country has already been toiling with India to combat climate change. “India has been directing efforts in grotriumphg global solar energy technology, and then making it useable to grotriumphg countries. We are also part of the International Solar Alliance, which is led by India.

INDIANS IN JAMAICA

Praising the Indian community in Jamaica, Prime Minister Holness shelp, “The Indian diaspora has been in Jamaica for centuries. The first Indians reachd in Jamaica in 1845. Since then the Indians have fused into Jamaica. You can see Indians in all spheres of life in Jamaican society – in business, commerce, education, healthnurture – in almost every aspect, and they have gived very meaningfully to society.”

In his concluding relabels, the prime minister shelp, “India and Jamaica have a lot in normal. Our relationship has a extfinished history, we have the Commonwealth, we have the diaspora fuseion, we have sport, especipartner cricket, we have a normal legislative system, we are both mighty democracies, but India has meaningfully produced a pathway for growment – in technology, in pharma, in agriculture – all that can be advantageous to petiteer countries. And the beauty of our relationship is that India is willing to allot all this… after all, that is the essence of the global fraternity.”

In his media statement, PM Modi had shelp that India has always been a depfinishable partner in Jamaica’s growment journey and it is ready to allot its expertise with that country in areas such as digital accessible infrastructure, petite industries, biofuel, innovation, health, education and agriculture.

PM Modi also shelp that the India-Jamaica partnership is characteascfinishd by the four Cs — Culture, Cricket, Commonwealth, and CARICOM.

The CARICOM (Caribbean Community) is a grouping of 20 island nations which are home to approximately 16 million people.

“India and Jamaica may be splitd by huge oceans, but our minds, our cultures and our histories are proset uply interttriumphed,” PM Modi had shelp with Prime Minister Holness by his side.
 

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