Modi’s visits highlight India’s aspirations to engage with countries in the global south.

India-Brazil Bilateral Visits and Cooperation

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Argentina to enhance bilateral cooperation in pharmaceuticals, vaccines, digital technology, food security, and critical minerals.

• In Accra, India-Ghana ties were upgraded to a comprehensive partnership, with discussions on Ghana becoming a “vaccine hub” for West Africa.

• A major MoU was signed in Trinidad and Tobago on “Indian pharmacopeia” to improve access to quality and affordable generic medicines from India.

• In Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei agreed to enhance cooperation on critical minerals and Argentina’s vast reserves of shale gas and oil.

• India’s commitment to building alternative economic mechanisms to the “developed world” or Global North was highlighted.

• Modi made a significant pitch to the Indian diaspora, referring to the 35 million Indian diaspora worldwide as India’s “pride.”

• The deep political history between India and the five nations is evident, with each country having a history of colonization and committed to building South-South cooperation.

• The common desire behind the ties is to look beyond the present global order to one more equal, representative, and sensitive to the needs of developing and under-developed nations