Crisis in multilateralism affecting developing nations most: PM at G20 meet

Modi also pointed out how global supply chains have broken down during times of stress and turmoil

Multilateralism is in crisis today and the failure of the global architecture of governance is affecting developing countries the most, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday in his address to the first foreign ministers’ meeting of G20 nations in 2023.

“The architecture of global governance created after the Second World War was to serve two functions: First, to prevent future wars by balancing competing interests; and second, to foster international cooperation on issues of common interests,” Modi said in a recorded message to the G20 ministers who are meeting in New Delhi.

The prime minister drew attention to the experience of