Accra, Oct. 8 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted Ghana and India as "historic partners" and "champions of the Global South", as he called for deeper cooperation between the two countries across several sectors, as per the official statement provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

According to the MEA, Jaishankar made the remarks on Tuesday (local time) in Accra after meeting Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, with discussions focused on taking the Ghana-India comprehensive partnership forward.

"Now, when we look at Ghana from an Indian perspective, of course, for us, you have been historic partners. We have both been champions of the Global South before that term was even invented," Jaishan...