Delivering India's National Statement at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala, Jaishankar asserted that "terrorism and hostage-taking are unacceptable."
The Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland on Friday underscored India's exponential growth and methods of overcoming the challenges, said that "India has always been the heart of the Non-Alligned Movement (NAM)" and provided help, support to other countries.
The 19th NAM Summit under Uganda's leadership is being held under the theme 'Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence' and brings together more than 120 developing countries on a platform of crucial historic significance.
Maldivian foreign minister Moosa Zameer and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exchanged views on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel on Thursday.
"Arrived in Kampala to represent India at the 19th NAM Summit. Looking forward to engaging colleagues over the coming two days," said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar in a post on X.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held in Kampala, Uganda on January 19-20.
In a warm gesture, India has gifted 10 executive buses, 5 ambulances, 10 tractors and 2664 flags/flag poles to Uganda ahead of the NAM (Non-aligned Movement) contact group summit, which will take place in Kampala this month.
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday met Uganda's Permanent Representative to UN Adonia Ayebare, congratulated Uganda for taking up the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) an G77 Chairship.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) includes large parts of the Global South and India under its ongoing G20 Presidency has placed the concerns of the Global South at the forefront, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma said.
India has improved relations with the industrialised members of the Group of Seven (G7). This year, India participated in the G7 Summit in Japan and has been actively acting as a link between the Global South and the camp of developed democratic countries