External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said India and the Global South not only have a common future but also a common past. He said India and the Global South shoulder burdens of a colonial past, even while facing face inequities of the current world order. He was addressing Foreign Ministers' Session on G-20 at the Voice of Global South Summit being held virtually.<br />''<br />''The Minister stressed that global conversations of current times should reflect the concerns and challenges of these nations. He added that challenges of unsustainable debt, unviable projects, trade barriers, contracting financial flows and climate pressure have been compounded by covid pandemic and knock-on effects of the Ukraine conflict. Dr Jaishankar stated that during its G-20 Presidency, India will articulate an agenda that will prioritize a new globalization paradigm focused on vulnerable populations and decentralization. It will also focus on bringing down walls in accessing opportunities around the world.<br />''<br />''Taking collective efforts to address challenges of food and energy security and driving consensus on the Green Development Pact of G20 Leaders are the other focus areas. He pointed out that from decolonization to resisting alignment, the Global South has always chosen the middle path, where diplomacy, dialogue and cooperation take primacy over competition, conflict and divisions. He further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that this is not an era of war and the need to give up the 'us vs them' mindset and to work collectively as one human family.<br />