Happy to have participated in the Summit for Democracy at the invitation of US President Biden, PM Modi wrote on Twitter. As the world’s largest democracy, India stands ready to work with our partners to strengthen democratic values globally, including in multilateral fora, the Prime Minister added.
PM Modi also emphasised the need for democratic countries to deliver on values enshrined in their constitutions. He also outlined sensitivity, accountability, participation and reform orientation as four pillars of Indian democratic governance.
PM Modi will deliver India’s national statement on Friday, which will be open to all
Leaders of more than 80 countries participated in the closed-door virtual ‘Summit for Democracy’ on Thursday via video conferencing. The summit, called by US President Joe Biden, focused on challenges confronting democracies, including corruption, inequality, and limitations on press freedom, across the world. Besides India, world leaders from France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Israel and the Philippines, attended the summit.