Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that technology firms should contribute to preserving open and democratic societies and they have the ability to impact democracy both positively or negatively. The Prime Minister also said that the principle of democracy should guide global governance. He made these remarks while speaking at the virtual summit for democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden. The Summit for Democracy intends to focus on matters that impact or lead to the disintegration of democracy. The leaders also aim to discuss how to protect the freedom and rights of citizens in their home countries and abroad.
Summit for Democracy: Key Points
1. More than 100 counters including PM Modi were invited for the two-day event hosted by Joe Biden. While addressing the virtual summit, PM Modi emphasized how democratic nations need to deliver on values enshrined in their constitutions and said that democracy should be governing global governance.
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2. PM Modi also said that sensitivity, accountability, participation, and reform orientation as the 4 pillars of Indian democratic governance. He further added that India's civilisation ethos is one of the original sources of democracy.
3. The Prime Minister was also invited to participate in the main "Leaders' Plenary Session" hosted by President Biden. It was a closed-door session that saw interventions from 12 select countries, including India.
4. The PM is expected to deliver a national statement on Friday which will be open to the public.
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5. "For the United States, the summit will offer an opportunity to listen, learn, and engage with a diverse range of actors whose support and commitment is critical for global democratic renewal. It will also showcase one of democracy's unique strengths: the ability to acknowledge its imperfections and confront them openly and transparently, so that we may, as the United States Constitution puts it, "form a more perfect union", said the US state department earlier in November.
