PM Narendra Modi will participate Monday in a virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meant to discuss ways to jointly fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. While the PM has repeatedly underscored the significance of international collaboration in combating the virus, Modi at NAM will still have some novelty value, as he has avoided attending NAM summits in the past, marking as many have said a significant departure in India's foreign policy.
Modi became the first full-time Indian PM to skip the NAM summit in 2016. He did it again in 2019, in a decision seen as confirming India's move from non-alignment to what is described these days by Indian authorities as multi-alignment.
"One has to keep in mind though that this is not the usual NAM summit. It is a virtual meeting and will see participation from a limited number of member states," said a source.
Modi is expected to outline India's Covid-19 strategy in a statement at the meeting.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, who is the current NAM chairman, will chair the meeting.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are also expected to address the summit which is titled "United Against Covid-19".
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PM Narendra Modi will participate Monday in a virtual Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meant to discuss ways to jointly fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. While the PM has repeatedly underscored the significance of international collaboration in combating the virus, Modi at NAM will still have some novelty value, as he has avoided attending NAM summits in the past, marking as many have said a significant departure in India's foreign policy.
Modi became the first full-time Indian PM to skip the NAM summit in 2016. He did it again in 2019, in a decision seen as confirming India's move from non-alignment to what is described these days by Indian authorities as multi-alignment.
"One has to keep in mind though that this is not the usual NAM summit. It is a virtual meeting and will see participation from a limited number of member states," said a source.
Modi is expected to outline India's Covid-19 strategy in a statement at the meeting.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, who is the current NAM chairman, will chair the meeting.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus are also expected to address the summit which is titled "United Against Covid-19".
A diplomatic source said the summit was expectedRead More – Source
