NEW DELHI, Mar 16: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an interview with US-based podcaster and computer scientist Lex Fridman has said global conflicts were on the rise because international organisations that were once powerful have become almost irrelevant.
Mr Modi in the podcast recorded on Friday and released on Sunday, spoke on recent conflicts in Russia and Ukraine and the Middle East crisis and said, “International organisations that were once powerful have become almost irrelevant. No real reforms are happening. Institutions, like the United Nations are failing to fulfil their roles.”
Speaking on how to avoid a global war, the prime minister said a development-driven approach was the way forward and expansionism will not work. He urged countries to let go of conflict for the greater good and explained, “People, who disregard international laws and rules, continue to act freely, and no one can stop them. In such situations, the prudent choice for everyone is to let go of conflict and move toward cooperation.”
Mr Modi emphasised that the world was interconnected interdependent and interrelated. “Every nation needs one another, no one can stand alone. And from all the different forums I attend, one thing is clear: Everyone is deeply worried about these conflicts. We can only hope that peace is restored very soon,” the prime minister said.
(Manas Dasgupta)
