G20 Summit: Modi calls for showing new direction to world, ending trust deficit
Hindustan TimesPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on converting the global trust deficit post-Covid pandemic into trust and confidence while underlining the significance of the current period of the 21st century and the need for showing a new direction to the whole world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering the welcome address on Day 1 of the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Saturday. In his opening remarks at the G20 summit where a name badge at his table read “Bharat”, Modi said the world faced a new challenge of trust deficit following the Covid pandemic and unfortunately it has been further deepened. “Therefore, the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’ can become a guiding light for us all.” In an interview with moneycontrol.com ahead of the meeting of heads of the governments and states of the intergovernmental forum G20, Modi said his government’s “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas” approach has yielded great dividends domestically and that it was the guiding principle in global relations as well.