Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for ending the monopoly in technology and said it must be made creative to lay the foundation of an inclusive society.

In an address at an Outreach session of the G7 summit in Italy’s Apulia region, Modi said the countries of the Global South are bearing the brunt of tensions around the world. India has considered it its responsibility to put the priorities and concerns of countries of the Global South on the world stage, he said.