India, Oct. 8 -- India and Ghana are looking to expand their comprehensive partnership into new areas including pharmaceuticals, health, mining, defence, railways and digital sectors, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said.

The two countries also sought to deepen cooperation on Global South issues, while Ghana announced its decision to seek BRICS membership. Jaishankar arrived in Ghana on Tuesday on the first leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, which also includes Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia.

Jaishankar said the two sides need to "live up to" their comprehensive partnership by finding new areas of cooperation and deepening their long-standing relationship. The India-Ghana bilateral relationship was elevated to a c...