While addressing the India Nepal Business Summit CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) on June 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India believes to have a responsibility to its friends in the global south like Nepal, hence, it will continue to perceiver its effort that both Nepal-India prosper. 

He said, “India believes it has a responsibility to our friends in the global south. We believe it is necessary for all of us to work together, the developing nations such as Nepal-India, to ensure and protect the interest of less developed countries and developing countries. India wishes to be the force of global good.” 

“We will continue to perceiver our effort that both nations prosper and this relationship becomes a truly defining moment in the history of Nepal and India,” he added.