Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the United Nations and other global institutions have limits that are clearly visible today. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, he said, "The United Nations and other global institutions have had their historical role, but in the face of today's challenges, their limits are clearly visible."
"The United Nations and other global institutions have had their historical role, but in the face of today's challenges, their limits are clearly visible. Now new powers are emerging, new voices are demanding their place, and new challenges are demanding new solutions," PM Modi said.
"The Second World War taught the world a big lesson," PM Modi said.
New Delhi:
The world order is changing and many multilateral organisations are falling behind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, naming the United Nations in this context. Delivering the keynote address at the NDTV World Summit in the national capital this evening, PM Modi said trade, technology and the emergence of new powers are changing the world every day.
Dubbing this period a "World Between Orders," he said, "We have to understand two things: First, why is the world's order changing, and why is the old global order unable to provide solutions to today's challenges? And second, what is India's role in this changing world".
"The Second World War taught the world a big lesson," he said.
"The world understood that world systems cannot run solely on the basis of power and interests. Dialogue is necessary, cooperation is necessary, and the resolution of disputes is also necessary. This sentiment laid the foundation of the United Nations (UN). For decades, the UN played its role in promoting global cooperation and peace. But with time, the world kept changing. New aspirations emerged, new economies and new powers arose. The challenges before the world became much more complex than before," he said.
In this backdrop of rapid changes, the limitations of certain organisations are showing, he said.
"The United Nations and other global institutions have had their historical role, but in the face of today's challenges, their limits are clearly visible. Now new powers are emerging, new voices are demanding their place, and new challenges are demanding new solutions," he said.
"The changing world order calls for stronger global institutions, a greater voice for the Global South and international cooperation that stands firm in times of crisis," he said.
"When the reality of the world changes, but the ways of making decisions do not change, the distance between the system and reality starts increasing. This is what we are seeing happening today," he said.
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