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PM Narendra Modi stressed on the need for"stable, predictable, and amicable" bilateral ties between India and China for regional and global peace and prosperity

Ahead of his visit to China for the SCO summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it is important for India and China, as two major economies, to work together to bring stability to the world order.

Modi, who is in Japan to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, gave an indication of the purpose of his visit to China amid an intensifying tariff tussle with the United States. He said this in context of the “current volatility in the world economy".

“Given the current volatility in world economy, it is also important for India and China, as two major economies, to work together to bring stability to the world economic order," Modi told Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun in an interview.

Elaborating on the importance of improving relations with China for regional and global prosperity, he said ties with Beijing have been on the mend. He added that both countries have made “steady and positive progress" in bilateral ties since his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia’s Kazan last year.

“Stable, predictable, and amicable bilateral relations between India and China, as two neighbours and the two largest nations on Earth, can have a positive impact on regional and global peace and prosperity," he said, adding that such a relationship is also crucial for a “multi-polar Asia and a multi-polar world".

Following his Japan leg, he will head to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. During his China visit, Modi will hold two crucial bilateral meetings – one with Xi and another with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both the countries have supported India in wake of worsening ties with the US after the Trump administration imposed a 50 percent tariff on Indian goods over New Delhi’s purchase of Russian crude oil.

ON GOOD TIES WITH BOTH RUSSIA, UKRAINE

Talking about his recent conversations with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, Modi said India has maintained a principled and humanitarian stance on the conflict, which is equally appreciated by both Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“In line with this, both the leaders spoke to me to share their perspectives on the developments related to the conflict. I reiterated India’s principled and consistent stand and encouraged dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the conflict," he said. “I believe, by virtue of our good relations with both sides, including key stakeholders, we can strengthen efforts dedicated to the restoration of an early and lasting peace in Ukraine."

ON GLOBAL SOUTH, BRICS, QUAD

Stressing on the importance of the Global South, Modi said the global community has made a commitment to create a more equitable world through achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

“If we have to live up to this commitment, then the Global South must be given priority. In a highly interconnected world, we have seen the debilitating impact of the pandemic, conflicts and supply chain disruptions on the Global South," he said.

He said in BRICS, India is actively engaged in working toward the benefit of the Global South. India attaches importance to this engagement, which has emerged as a valuable forum for consultation, and cooperation and has helped promote mutual understanding on a specific set of issues of common interest to emerging economies, he said. Under the rubric of the Quad, he said they have worked for the development and progress of the countries in the Indo-Pacific.

“India has also consistently called for urgent and comprehensive reforms of the global multilateral institutions to make them more effective and reflective of the current geopolitical and economic realities," he said.

The PM pointed out that in the last 20 years, since its inception in 2004, the Quad has emerged as a force of global good, delivering positive outcomes for the people of the Indo-Pacific region.

(With agency inputs)

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