<h1>Prime Minister urges India-China strategic cooperation, multilateral reform, and stronger Indo-Pacific ties to advance Global South interests</h1> The prime minister emphasized the legal and diplomatic importance of cooperative bilateral engagement between India and China to stabilize the global economic order, proposing strategic, long-term relations founded on mutual respect and enhanced strategic communication. He endorsed convergence with another regional partner on a free and open Indo-Pacific and reiterated support for multilateralism, institutional reform, and prioritizing the Global South's development, climate and security concerns. He signaled willingness to leverage good relations with conflicting parties to encourage dialogue and mediation, and highlighted India's active roles in BRICS, the Quad and G20 to advance collective governance and equitable global representation.