Keywords
India's Foreign Policy
Global South
India's National Interests
South Cooperation
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Abstract
The Voice of the Global South Summit (VOGSS) has been a recent entry in the large gamut of regional groupings in India's foreign policy framework. India has attracted several regional interactions with like-minded countries, surpassing the boundaries of South Asia and reaching out to the countries and regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, Central Asia, and even Latin America. India is a prominent member of groupings such as the G77, the BRICS, and the G20, which represent the larger Global South and the developing and least developed countries. These partnerships are built on certain concrete similarities and common objectives to achieve. Voice of the Global South is such an interesting initiative from India that endeavours to represent the common concerns of the Global South countries and also showcase a joint solidarity of the states in highlighting their challenges, which are largely different from those of the Global North countries. The research paper addresses the nuances and explores the spectrum of India's national interests for introducing the regional grouping of VOGSS and analyses the contributions and challenges that are posed for India's foreign policy in achieving the desired goals and its attempts at furthering the South-South Cooperation.
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