"Global South Nations Need To...": Minister Piyush Goyal On "Monumental Challenges"

Union minister Piyush Goyal asked global south countries to make supply chains open and secure.

Global south countries need to discuss ways to make supply chains open, secure, trusted and equitable, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

Speaking at the second Voice of Global South Summit, he said the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of climate change and raging geopolitical tensions have disrupted and underscored the fragility of global supply chains.

These disruptions have created monumental challenges of food and energy security, cost of living and achievement of the sustainable development goals, Goyal added.