Voice of Global South Summit: PM expresses concern for civilians caught in Israel-Hamas conflict, calls for restraint

Source: The post is based on the article “Voice of Global South Summit: PM expresses concern for civilians caught in Israel-Hamas conflict, calls for restraint” published in “Indian Express” on 21st November 2023

Why in the News?

India recently hosted the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit in a virtual format.

What is the Voice of the Global South Summit?

Voice of the Global South Summit is an Indian initiative to provide a common platform for the countries of the Global South to share their perspectives and priorities on several major issues.

India hosted the first Voice of the Global South Summit in January, 2023 under the theme ‘Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose’.

The second Voice of the Global South Summit is being hosted under the theme “Together for Everyone’s Growth, Together for Everyone’s Trust’’.

What are the key highlights from the second Voice of the Global South Summit?

1) The Prime Minister launched DAKSHIN. It is a Global Centre for excellence for the Global South countries.

2) He also called for 5 ‘Cs’ for the Global South: consultation, cooperation, communication, creativity and capacity building.

What is Global South?

1) The Global South refers to countries often characterized as developing, less developed, or underdeveloped, primarily located in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

2) These nations have higher levels of poverty, income inequality, and challenging living conditions compared to the wealthier nations of the Global North.

3) The Global North are richer nations that are located mostly in North America and Europe, with some additions in Oceania and elsewhere.

What is Brandt Line?

1)The Brandt Line was proposed by Willy Brandt in the 1980s.

2)It is a visual depiction that categorizes the world into richer countries mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and poorer countries mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.

3)The line basically shows the socio-economic divide between northern countries and southern countries.

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