Global South

India intensifies its pitch for Global South leadership

2026-07-16T23:00:00.000Z
In response to India's strained petroleum reserves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to drive less, work from home when possible, and ease off on gold purchases.

India on Iran war: the costs of sitting still

2026-05-20T23:00:00.000Z
A robot interacting with visitors at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, which brought together representatives from more than 100 countries.

Shaping a human-centric future for AI

2026-02-23T23:00:00.000Z
Membership in the New Development Bank aligns Indonesia with a strategic partner whose footprint in the archipelago is already enormous.

Indonesia’s US$1 billion bet on the Global South

2025-12-05T07:24:37.000Z
Solar panels in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The Global South holds 70% of the world’s wind and solar potential, and 50% of the minerals necessary for the energy transition.

The climate action that matters is in the Global South

2025-11-04T10:07:03.000Z
The tariff-led push comes while Chinese firms are seeking new markets abroad as the world’s second-largest economy slows.

Trump tariffs seen fostering new China-Global South trade order

2025-08-19T03:05:18.000Z
At the Brics meeting this week in Brazil, leaders jointly condemned the "indiscriminate rising of tariffs", in a swipe at US President Donald Trump’s trade policy.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The developing world’s G7 would like a word

2025-07-09T23:00:00.000Z
A factory worker in Hanoi. Vietnam is identifying opportunities to explore and use artificial intelligence to amplify the impact of crucial industries, such as manufacturing.

Ensuring AI works for the Global South

2025-02-06T21:00:00.000Z
The addition of new members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates to Brics, rather than making the alliance stronger, merely imports more rivalries.

Why Brics will not become the new fulcrum of world politics

2025-01-08T21:00:00.000Z
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would support global development with eight actions, including building a “high quality” Belt and Road Initiative, his signature foreign policy plan that directs large Chinese investments to infrastructure projects in the developing world.

China’s Xi announces steps to support ‘Global South’ at G20 summit

2024-11-19T11:40:03.000Z