Modi will highlight Global South at G7

• Prime Minister Modi supports a negotiated settlement to the escalating conflicts.

• India has been insisting that the Ukraine crisis has disturbed the economies of the Global South.

• Modi’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is closely watched ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to India for the India-Russia annual summit.

• The Modi-Zelenskyy discussion is likely to add to the context of the upcoming India-Russia discussion during Russian President Sergey Lavrov’s visit.

• The G7 Outreach Summit, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, focuses on three core pillars: community protection, energy security, digital transition, and future partnerships.