Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attendance at the G7 Extended Summit (May 19-21) at the invitation of the host country Japan and his performances here speaks volumes.
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the G7 Open Summit, May 20 in Hiroshima, Japan. (Source: Reuters) |
Working together for a rising China
Just hours before the meeting of the Quartet and the G7 Summit in Japan on May 20, Prime Minister Modi affirmed that India supports respecting sovereignty and compliance with international law.
Interview with the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) in Hiroshima, Mr. Modi said: "India strives to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and promote peaceful resolution of maritime disputes based on international law" when referring to China's military activities in the East and South China Seas.
Standing in front of the media at the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Modi also sought to attract G7 members and the Quartet to focus on China's actions in the Indo-Pacific region, including there is the East Sea.
According to the sheet Yomiuri Shimbun, As India holds the Presidency of the World's Leading Group of Developed and Emerging Economies (G20), Prime Minister Modi must undertake an important diplomatic mission to achieve much stronger cooperation between the G20. and G7 to deal with a rising China.
In the same interview with the press in Japan, Mr. Modi stressed that the G7 and G20 summits are "an important platform for global cooperation".
“As the G20 Chair, India will represent the views and priorities of the Southern Hemisphere at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. Strengthening cooperation between the G7 and G20 plays an extremely important role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, supply chain disruptions, economic recovery, energy instability, caregiving. health, food security, peace and security”.
The Sunday Guardian said that Prime Minister Modi's mention of cooperation between G7 and G20 for "peace and security" should be seen in the context of his plan to unite the global community to deal with a rising China. impact on world peace and security.
The sources said that Prime Minister Modi mentioned all these points during his bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio in Hiroshima, and discussed with the Japanese leader the challenges in India. Ocean-Pacific.
Analysts see this as a diplomatic move prepared by Prime Minister Modi to garner support from the G7 nations against Beijing's actions in the South China Sea or the East China Sea.
The upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi will demonstrate the efforts of the head of the Japanese government to ensure coordination among different groups to respond to security challenges in the Indian Ocean region- Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea.
India – a potential partner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in Hiroshima also shows that the G7 desperately needs India's cooperation to realize its future goals.
India, as the G20 Presidency this year, is establishing itself as a leader of the Southern Hemisphere countries. Attending this year's G7 Summit, Indian Prime Minister Modi issued a 10-point call to action, including creating a comprehensive food system, with a focus on the world's most vulnerable farmers. world, strengthening the global fertilizer supply chain by removing political barriers; develop flexible healthcare systems, pursue holistic health care systems and traditional medicine, and promote digital health to ensure universal health coverage…
Most of the G7 countries, not just the US and Japan, are formulating policies towards more engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. Over the past few years, the UK, France and Germany – G7 members from Europe – have been formulating their own Indo-Pacific strategies. Recently, Italy has also shown a tendency to engage in this region.
With the global economic and geopolitical center shifting to the Indo-Pacific, the G7 countries are eager to benefit from the economic opportunities the region offers. However, the Indo-Pacific has its own challenges for a China that is expanding its economic and strategic footprint.
For Western countries, New Delhi has emerged as a major strategic partner, especially in the Indian Ocean portion of the Indo-Pacific region.
