New challenges are emerging from the situation in western Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the inaugural session of the 2nd Voice of Global South summit on Friday.

Laying emphasis on the importance of the Global South, Modi has said that it has always existed geographically but it is getting voice for first time due to joint efforts.

The Prime Minister further highlighted that the topic of the Global South was also included in the New Delhi G20 Declaration, and got the consent from the global leaders at the G20 Leaders' Summit here in New Delhi in September.

"In January this year, India organised the Voice of the Global South Summit for the first time. In more than two hundred G20 meetings held in different states of India, we gave prominence to the priorities of the Global South," he said.