New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- India joined the European Union (EU), Australia, Brazil and Canada to launch a platform aimed at defending multilateralism and promoting peace and inclusive prosperity on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar emphasising the need for participative deliberations and transparent decision-making.

Jaishankar joined European Council President Antonio Costa, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazil's foreign minister Mario Vieira, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Kenyan President William Ruto for the inaugural Partners for multilateralism, international law, peace and prosperity (P4M) Summit in New York on...