Scholars, policymakers, technology experts and development practitioners have called for the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence to advance sustainable development, ethical governance and organisational transformation across Africa and the Global South.

The call was made at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Agility in Africa and the Global South, held from 25–26 June 2026 at the Peter Mbah Auditorium, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria.

Organised by the ACE Intercontinental Research Institute, in collaboration with the Open and Distance Learning Centre, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, and Learn to Live Business School, United Kingdom, the conference examined how AI can support innovation, governance and sustainable development.

Participants noted that AI is already transforming public administration, healthcare, education, agriculture, cybersecurity, business and workforce management. However, they stressed that its adoption must be guided by transparency, fairness, accountability, privacy protection and human-centred governance.

Presenters highlighted AI’s potential to improve public health surveillance, strengthen cybersecurity, enhance educational outcomes, support transparent governance and promote organisational resilience. They also warned that weak digital infrastructure, limited technical expertise, high implementation costs and ethical risks could limit Africa’s ability to benefit fully from AI.

Delegates urged African governments and institutions to invest in digital infrastructure, research capacity, workforce training and locally relevant AI policies. They also called for stronger collaboration among universities, governments, industry and civil society to ensure AI contributes meaningfully to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The conference concluded with a commitment to promote responsible AI research, international partnerships and practical innovation capable of improving governance, service delivery and inclusive economic growth across Africa and the Global South.

Contributing Author: Thomas Alama Etalong is Director of Research at ACE Intercontinental Research Institute, Enugu, Nigeria.

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India’s relationship with the Global South has deep roots in shared histories, common struggles, and mutual aspirations for development and self-reliance. As one of the largest and most influential countries in the Global South, India’s role has evolved from being a leader in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to becoming a pivotal player in contemporary South-South cooperation.

India’s partnership with the Global South was propelled to a whole new level by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he organised the first Voice of the Global South Summit (VOGSS) on 12–13 January 2023, within a fortnight of India taking over the Presidency of the G20. This Summit was followed by another later in the year and the third one in 2024.

VOGSS is India’s endeavour to provide a common platform to deliberate on the concerns, interests, and priorities of developing countries, exchange ideas and solutions, and unite in voice and purpose to forge development solutions.

The concept of the Global South encompasses regions in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, representing developing nations with shared historical contexts of colonisation and economic marginalisation. India’s role within the Global South is pivotal, leveraging its growing economic power, democratic framework, and strategic geopolitical positioning to advocate for equitable global governance.

India’s economic cooperation with the Global South is characterised by trade, investment, and development assistance. Trade relations have seen substantial growth, particularly with African and Latin American countries. For instance, India’s trade with Africa surged from $5 billion in 2001 to $90 billion in 2020, making India Africa’s third-largest trading partner. Similarly, India’s trade with Latin America reached $50 billion in 2020, driven by oil imports and exports of pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and engineering goods.

Investment is another critical aspect of India’s economic engagement. Indian companies have made significant investments in sectors such as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and mining across the Global South. In Africa, Indian enterprises have invested over $50 billion, creating jobs and contributing to infrastructure development. In Latin America, Indian investments in sectors like IT and renewable energy are on the rise, promoting sustainable development.

Moreover, India’s development assistance programmes underscore its role as a partner in progress. Through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, India has provided training, capacity building, and technical assistance to over 160 countries. This programme covers a wide range of areas, including healthcare, education, agriculture, and information technology, thereby contributing to human resource development in the Global South.

In recent years, India’s foreign policy has increasingly prioritised the Global South. The “India–Africa Forum Summit,” the “Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation” (FIPIC), and the India–CARICOM Summits are notable examples of India’s structured engagements aimed at deepening ties with Africa, the Pacific Island nations, and South America respectively. These platforms facilitate dialogue, development cooperation, and investment partnerships.

Furthermore, India’s leadership in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) exemplifies its role in promoting sustainable development through South-South cooperation. The ISA, an initiative launched by India and France in 2015, aims to mobilise resources and promote solar energy adoption in tropical countries. With 121 member countries, many of which are from the Global South, the ISA underscores India’s commitment to addressing climate change and promoting renewable energy.

VOGSS provides a platform for emerging economies and nations from the Global South to express their unique perspectives, challenges, and innovative solutions on the global stage. Initiated with the goal of amplifying the voices of low and middle-income countries, the Summit leverages its influence to call upon developed economies to reorient their approach towards the underdeveloped world.

India convened the first VOGSS, a one-of-a-kind event, in the early weeks of India’s G20 Presidency in January 2023 in virtual format, spread across 10 sessions, to focus international attention on the priorities, perspectives, and concerns of the developing world. PM Modi presided over the inaugural and concluding leaders’ sessions. India was able to channel the inputs received in these sessions into the deliberations and discourse of the G20.

Following the success of the first VOGSS, India hosted the second on 17 November 2023, under the theme “Together, for Everyone’s Growth, With Everyone’s Trust.” The theme extended India’s philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and PM Modi’s governance ideology of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas. The key focus of the Summit was threefold:

• To share the outcomes and progress achieved in the priorities of the Global South during India’s G20 Presidency.
• To amplify the voice of the Global South and deliberate on the way forward to achieve their common objectives.
• To sustain the momentum of exchange and sharing of ideas and best practices among countries, generated towards the common aspiration of a more inclusive, representative, and progressive world order.

Both editions of the Summit saw participation from over 100 countries in the Global South.

The third VOGSS, with the overarching theme “An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future,” served as a platform to expand discussions from the previous Summits on a range of complex challenges that continue to affect the world—such as conflicts, food and energy security crises, climate change, and debt burdens—all of which disproportionately affect developing countries.

At the Summit, the countries of the Global South deliberated on challenges, priorities, and solutions for the Global South, particularly in the developmental domain. The Summit witnessed the participation of 173 dignitaries from 123 countries, including 21 Heads of State/Government, 34 Foreign Ministers, and 118 Ministers and Vice Ministers. This was a testimony to India’s sincerity and commitment in advancing the collective developmental journey of the Global South, and to the priority accorded by PM Modi to engaging with the Global South.

PM Modi put forward a proposal for a comprehensive Global Development Compact comprising four elements:

• Trade for development
• Capacity building for sustainable growth
• Technology sharing
• Project-specific concessional finance and grants

With participation from countries representing over 60% of the world’s population, the Summit reinforced the centrality of the Global South in the collective pursuit of a future that is inclusive for all.

A significant achievement of India’s support and promotion of the interests of the Global South was the admission of the African Union as a full member of the G20 on the first day of India’s Presidency of the G20 on 9 September 2023.

India’s geopolitical dynamics with the Global South have evolved significantly over the years, reflecting its growing economic power, strategic interests, and aspirations to be a major player on the global stage. India’s proactive engagement with the Global South underscores its commitment to a multipolar world where developing nations have a significant voice in global affairs.

Through sustained efforts in diplomacy, economic cooperation, and strategic partnerships, India is poised to play a pivotal role in the evolving dynamics of the Global South. As the world navigates complex challenges such as climate change, economic inequality, and geopolitical shifts, India’s role as a partner to the Global South is poised to become increasingly significant.

As both a leader and a partner, India continues to play a crucial role in shaping the future of the Global South. Through sustained cooperation, mutual respect, and shared aspirations, India and the Global South can collectively navigate the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

Contributing Author: Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar served in the Indian Foreign Service for 34 years, including as India’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden, and Latvia. Decorated by Kazakhstan, Latvia, and the Universal Peace Federation, he is a noted commentator on international relations, foreign policy, and global affairs.

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India’s post-colonial journey has been deeply influenced by Western ideological frameworks, particularly those of the colonial and capitalist West. From science, medicine, and technology to governance and education, these Western-centric paradigms have often been employed as the yardsticks by which the nation measures its progress. Even the Indian Constitution, a document hailed for its inclusivity and foresight, reflects the intellectual currents of Western political thought.

In effect, though having fought hard for her independence, India has, at least in various aspects, been tethered to the principles of its former colonial masters. This reflects a broader pattern across the Global South, where the political and economic forces of the Global North have greatly influenced nations like India. This emulation of Western models has long been a subject of contention.

Perhaps there is an innate tendency for an emerging nation to borrow from the tested and proven strategies of established powers; but despite being a controversial nomenclature, the categorization of “developing country” has survived. However, the basic development and independence of a nation can be achieved only when it transcends the resources and philosophies borrowed from others to eventually develop a unique historical, philosophical, and cultural identity.

In fact, amid these convulsions of ideological introspection, Mann Ki Baat — a radio show that broadcasts into hundreds of millions of homes across India monthly and is hosted by the Prime Minister himself, Narendra Modi — has become one of the most important engines for such self-reflection. In so doing, PM Modi has used this platform to address an India which does not have to replicate models brought from abroad and instead revel in its own unique past and inherent potential. His speeches are laced with quotes from Indian philosophy, history and culture calling the nation to celebrate the past, respect it for its vast body of knowledge as India charts its future course.

A particularly emblematic episode of Mann Ki Baat aired on 3rd October 2014, during the occasion of Vijaya Dashami. PM Modi recounted a powerful story from the Upanishads – that of a lion cub raised by a flock of sheep, who grew up believing himself to be one. When the cub encounters a full-grown lion, he insists that he, too, is a sheep. The lion, puzzled, leads him to a waterhole and urges him to “know thyself.”

PM Modi used this ancient parable to urge India to recognise its inherent potential, rather than continue to define itself by Western metrics of success. The story served as a poignant metaphor for India’s own journey of self-realisation – a call to the nation to rediscover its identity, strengths, and purpose. Like the lion cub in the fable, India, he argued, must reclaim its true nature and forge a path forward that is grounded in its own philosophical and cultural heritage.

This theme of self-discovery and self-reliance has been a recurrent theme in Mann Ki Baat. In the year 2015, the PM Modi launched the “Make in India” program aimed at enhancing domestic production and innovation along with restricting imports. This was not just an economic initiative; it was inititated as a part of the broader ideological agenda of Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) in which growth of the nation was to be fostered through the country’s own industries, technology, and skills. This vision of self-reliance was presented as a natural continuation of India’s ancient traditions of craftsmanship and ingenuity, asserting that the nation has always possessed the capability to create and innovate from within.

In another notable episode in 2016, he highlighted the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission). Although one may relate cleanliness and sanitation to modern sanitary measures which are largely associated with Western advancements, PM Modi adopted a distinctly Indian perspective. He reminded the audience that cleanliness is embedded in Indian traditions, citing its spiritual and societal significance in ancient texts.

Swachh Bharat, therefore, was not merely a scheme of the government but a revival of the languished but core Indian traditions and values. PM Modi sought to describe that the objective of the mission is to restore ‘cleanliness’ and ‘purity’ which has been a part and parcel of the Indian way of life for ages. Thus, he explained, there is no conflict between modernity and tradition: they do not exclude but complement and support each other.

The global development alongside the preservation of the culture was further developed in Mann Ki Baat while handpicking the issue of promoting local and indigenous crafts. He has drawn attention on the lives of artisans, weavers, and craftsmen whose generations have been practicing the art for several episodes.

PM Modi did not advocate for the local crafts to just support/encourage the small market activities, but the entire wisdom which placed importance on sustainable and traditional over western industrialization. His idea of discouraging the practice of outsourcing and promoting indigenous people’s activities and industries was a way of promoting development that was not only eco-friendly but consistent with the Indian reverence for the environment and conservation of resources.

Another dimension to this rediscovery that is quite significant has been PM Modi’s revival of the ancient Indian modalities of wellness which include yoga and ayurveda. Over the past few decades, practices rooted in Indian philosophy have particularly yoga attracted considerable attention around the world. His call for the observance of International Yoga Day every year starting from the year 2015 was more of a deliberate attempt to brand Yoga most appropriately as a petitioner of the intellectual power of India as much as it is a healing activity.

While bringing back yoga, and yoga therapy, PM Modi has underlined the necessity for India to take the position of a country that is not only economically or technologically advanced but one that is at the forefront of spirituality and philosophical ideation as well. Further expanding on the aspect of India’s global leadership, Mann Ki Baat has also ensured that the country has positioned itself at the center of environmental concern.

PM Modi has presented the idea that Indian’s have always had such philosophies that encourage a man-nature co-existence and a sustainable development in this modern age. In one of the episodes of the series in 2018, he spoke about the universal partnership called the International Solar Alliance that India leads, whose basic aim is to tackle climate change. The linkage of environmental activism with how India has treated nature in the past works to build the narrative that the Indian cultural and spiritual domes are in a place where they can enhance the country’s efforts into global issues today.

In this context, Mann Ki Baat unpacks modern Indian engagement with globalization hand in hand with an exploration into the concept of India itself — what is its identity and future role? The most contentious nationalist streak in PM Modi’s speeches — one that compels him to invoke cultural glory, self-reliance, and indigenous wisdom more often than not — effectively calls on India to shift its gaze from the West towards itself as a measure of progress.

Mann Ki Baat, in other words, is a roadmap to the India of tomorrow — rooted in our culture but looking ahead; and where growth is not measured by what the world exemplifies as progress, but from within. The process of rediscovery that India orients itself to does not mean the rejection of modernity and globalization. It rather means finding the middle ground – the best of all the global advancements and the wealth of India’s own heritages and values.

PM Modi’s exhortation to the country to understand herself is, in the end, an urge to form a new vision of the country that does not reject its historical past, but instead – even more so – utilizes it in the present and the future, restoring its leadership among countries not only in terms of economics or politics but as a nation that offers a uniquely philosophical approach to development and growth.

Contributing Author: Priyanka Tripathi teaches English and Gender Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna. She can be reached at priyankatripathi@iitp.ac.in

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The voices and concerns of developing countries in the UN, collectively referred to as the “Global South”, prioritize peace, security, and development. These objectives require an integrated framework for international cooperation, with the Global South participating on an equal basis in its decision-making.

The collective identity of the Global South began to emerge at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in December 1963, when developing countries initiated two significant amendments to the UN Charter of June 1945 for greater representation in the organs of the UN. These amendments expanded the number of elected members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) from 6 to 10, and the number of elected members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) from 18 to 27. In 1971, the Charter was amended again to increase the ECOSOC membership to 54, representing all geographical regions of the world.

In June 1964, the Global South created its platform in the UN, called the group of 77 developing countries (G-77). The G-77 sought structural reforms in the UN to support its priorities for socio-economic development. The UNGA responded by establishing the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in 1965. Today, the UNDP is active in 170 countries, most of which are in the Global South. It is the “face of the UN” on the ground, supporting a range of national socio-economic activities carried out in coordination with specialized agencies of the UN, impacting on all aspects of human endeavour.

In October 1967, the Charter of Algiers was adopted by the first ministerial meeting of the G-77. It advocated the creation of a New International Economic Order to accelerate the development of the Global South. In response, several developed countries expressed concern at the impact of rapid development on the environment. At the First UN Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972, Global South countries like India rejected these attempts to restrict development because of environmental protection, saying that “poverty is the biggest polluter”.

The UNGA recognized the “right to development” as an “inalienable human right” in 1986 through a voted resolution, opposed by some developed countries. In 1987, the UN’s Brundtland Commission tabled its report on “Sustainable Development”, converging the Global South’s demand for accelerated socio-economic development with the globally accepted goal of protecting the environment. Almost three decades later, in September 2015, the UNGA unanimously adopted Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Agenda 2030 represents the consolidation of the Global South’s priorities. Two important “means of implementation” commitments to achieve the SDGs are an integral part of Agenda 2030. These are for the flow of financial resources from multilateral financial institutions, and transfers of appropriate technologies, to the Global South.

The concerns of the Global South today are reflected in the assessment by world leaders meeting at the UN’s SDG Summit in September 2023 that “the achievement of the SDGs in in peril” due to “numerous crises” facing the world. At the top of the list of crises is the impact of the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and a sharp escalation in violent conflicts, both of which have impacted adversely on huge numbers of people, particularly in the Global South.

When Agenda 2030 was adopted in 2015, 60 million people worldwide were affected by violent conflicts on the UNSC’s agenda. That figure ballooned to 314 million people in 2022, mainly in the Global South. In October 2022, the World Bank reported that the Covid pandemic had pushed an additional 90 million people, mainly in Global South countries, into the ranks of the 670 million people worldwide living below the poverty line of $2.15 a day.

Ongoing conflicts across Africa, Asia, and Europe, of which images of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are visible on international media, have jeopardized Agenda 2030. These conflicts are attributable to an increasingly ineffective UNSC. Its five permanent members (P5) seek to maintain their dominant status given by their veto power, despite the fact that the P5 were party to the UNGA’s unanimous mandate of September 2005 for early reforms of the UNSC including on the question of the veto.

An ineffective UNSC has created space for the emergence of aggressive protectionism and militarism in developed countries, as unilateralism seeks to replace multilateralism. Despite strong opposition from entrenched protectionist interests in developed countries, over 100 Global South countries supported a Vaccine Waiver Initiative at the World Trade Organization in June 2022 to mitigate the Covid pandemic. In December 2023, 131 Global South countries voted to adopt a UNGA resolution condemning “the continued unilateral application and enforcement by certain Powers of unilateral coercive measures”, and rejected those measures, “with all their extraterritorial effects”.

India has coordinated the Global South’s response to these ongoing challenges by convening two virtual Voice of the Global South Summits in January and November 2023 during its Presidency of the G-20. 125 countries, including 47 from Africa, 31 from Asia, 29 from Latin America, 11 from Oceania, and 7 from Europe participated to express their concerns and seek solutions through reforming multilateral structures. At the New Delhi G-20 Summit on 9 September 2023, India announced the inclusion of the 55-nation African Union in the G-20 as its 21^st member, dramatically expanding the composition and focus of the grouping in favour of the Global South.

The leaders of the Global South have sought to reform multilateral institutions to respond effectively to the challenges facing the world today. Their current focus is on the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024 in New York. The Global South’s objective will befor this Summit to mandate the convening of a UN General Conference in 2025. The outcomes of such a Conference, based on dialogue and diplomacy, can revitalize the United Nations, restoring the integrity of an integrated international framework for achieving the priorities of the Global South.

Contributing Author: Ambassador (Retd.) Asoke Mukerji, former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York.

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Can the notion of ‘One Earth’ and ‘One Family’ be incorporated into practice by the G20 members while thinking about the future of the planet in times of environmental crisis? Can the G20 as a family work toward the utopian vision of the preservation and promotion of life on this planet? And still, when the world leaders meet at the upcoming summit in Delhi in September 2023, will they be able to recognize and historicize the problems that have enveloped the developing economies for a long time?

The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. Established in the year, 1999, the G20 is essentially vital for the global economy. As mentioned by the Australian government’s department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, “it brings together the world’s major and systemically important economies. Its members account for around 85 percent of global GDP, 75 percent of global trade and 65 percent of the world’s population.”

This year, the G20 Leaders’ summit will be organized in India, energized by the theme of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, which means “One Earth, One Family, One Future.” Drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text, the Maha Upanishad, the Indian government theme for G20 advances and celebrates “the value of all life – human, animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe.

It would be of acute interest to see how the G20’s theme is translated into action in Delhi, even to elicit firm calls on the much-pressing concern of environmental justice. Will the powerful economies be willing to discuss this challenge during the summit? Will they accept their responsibility of recognizing the increased vulnerability of many developing nations? And yet still, will they contribute to reviving and strengthening the severely damaged and compromised social infrastructures in these countries?

Apparently, the extraction of all forms of natural resources in developing nations has been aserious challenge within the global environmental discourse. Despite this alarming scenario, powerful economies continue to flex their muscles to curb and silence the environmental discourse as far as the rights, life, and sustainability of the Global South countries are concerned. By evading, even blurring the fundamental questions on climate injustice, the major economies carry on building their empire and health while sacrificing and pushing other regions into everyday existential crises, gasping for breath.   

Seen from the context of planetary crisis, the theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ laid down by the G20 2023 Presidency gains more pertinence. The planet’s health ostensibly depends on our ability to visualize, recognize and accept our collective role in healing its already compromised base, which happen to be natural resources.

The heightened excitement, of course, hinges on the theme of the G20 2023, and it would only render the ailing planet some ray of hope to see some decisive policies emanating from this summit. No wonder then, that the G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant maintains that:

“The challenges that we face today can be solved only by working together through hope, harmony and healing and our first concern should be towards those whose need is greatest. Therefore, we need to focus on the Global South as well.”

The world looks up to this summit and the commitments of world leaders with a hope that they would exercise their imagination and collective thinking to perpetuate and legitimize the practice of the planet as a family. It is here that the role of Australia becomes very crucial.

Recently, we have seen several rounds of discussions between the two countries, including the India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission meet in 2021 that relaunched the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement and ‘Virtual Leader’s summit’ in June 2020, culminating in the formulation of a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” The challenges that pervade both countries include climate change, energy security, disaster management, and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.

In the last few years, both India and Australia have shown an intensified degree of warmth, and the Australian PM’s tweet on the occasion of India’s Republic Day (2023) only demonstrates that PM Modi enjoys a great rapport with the Australian leaders: “As we share national days, we celebrate the warm spirit of affection our people have long held for each other and the depth of our friendship.”

The Australian PM’s visit to India in March 2023 is also anticipated to channelize concrete plans for cementing the bilateral relationship. Likewise, Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’ Farrell avers:

“From a country that has one world, one family initiative, a country that’s determined to address sustainability, and a country that understands as I said, the importance of economic growth to the future of every citizen, not just within India, but across the world, we are happy with that.”

Let’s hope that the two countries can push for a necessity of a strong intervention in the policymaking on environmental issues and existential challenges that face humanity at large, while also restructuring the world as kutumbakam, for when we talk of the future of the earth, we need to hear to the unheard stories of developing nations, or as Amitabh Kant underlines the urgent need to listen to the “Global South.”

Contributing Author: Dr Om Prakash Dwivedi is Head, School of Liberal Arts, Bennett University, Greater Noida, India. He tweets @opdwivedi82

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