The world should cooperate to deal with the best challenges of local weather change, terrorism, and pandemics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned Thursday as India started its year-long presidency of the Group of 20.

The Ukraine battle, which began with a Russian invasion in February, dominated a two-day G20 summit in Indonesia final month, to the frustration of some members that needed extra consideration on world financial woes.

“Today, we do not need to fight for our survival – our era need not be one of war. Indeed, it must not be one,” Modi mentioned in a declaration revealed in Indian newspapers to mark the beginning of the G20 presidency.

“Today, the greatest challenges we face – climate change, terrorism, and pandemics – can be solved not by fighting each other, but only by acting together.”

His touch upon warfare echoed a comment he made to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a regional convention in September, when he instructed him now was not a time for war, extensively interpreted as a gentle rebuke of what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.

Modi, within the Thursday declaration, mentioned India would intention to depoliticize the worldwide provide of meals, fertilizers and medical merchandise, in order that geopolitical tensions don’t result in world disruptions.

“As in our own families, those whose needs are the greatest must always be our first concern,” Modi mentioned.

G20 members agreed finally month’s summit, on the Indonesian island of Bali, to pursue efforts to restrict the rise in world temperatures to 1.5 Celsius, together with rushing up efforts to section down unabated use of coal.

India, the world’s second-biggest client of coal, mentioned it will prioritize a phased transition to cleaner fuels and the slashing of family consumption to attain internet zero emissions by 2070 to satisfy its decarbonization pledge.

“Our G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with not just our G20 partners, but also our fellow travellers in the global South, whose voice often goes unheard,” Modi mentioned.

“We will encourage an honest conversation among the most powerful countries – on mitigating risks posed by weapons of mass destruction and enhancing global security.”