India ‘strongly condemns’ civilian casualties in Israel-Hamas conflict: PM Modi
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday “strongly condemned” the civilian casualties in the ongoing violence in Gaza Strip. “After speaking to President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine, India sent relief material to the Palestinians,” PM Modi said highlighting India’s commitment to find a solution to the crisis that has killed around 11,000 Palestinian civilians including at least five thousand children. ”The Global South Centre for Excellence will work as a think tank and also as a repository of knowledge for development initiatives,” Foreign Secretary Kwatra said while explaining the scope of the centre. Highlighting the attention that India has extended to the Global South during its Presidency of G-20, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said it was necessary to extend attention of G-20 to the “pressing needs” of the Global South that were disturbed by the pandemic and conflicts. PM Modi revisited the diplomatic outreach by India to the Global South that was witnessed during the G-20 summit of last September.