Bharat Summit: Japan party leader calls for global cooperation to tackle inequality

Hyderabad, Nov 14 (UNI) Junya Ogawa, President of Japan's Democratic Reform Party, on Saturday called for stronger international cooperation to tackle economic inequality, revive democracy and ensure that the benefits of prosperity reach wider sections of society. Addressing the valedictory session of the Second Bharat Summit 2026 at HICC, Ogawa said democracy was facing serious challenges from rising nationalism, xenophobia and extremist politics. He stressed that merely criticising populism would not address its root causes, and urged governments to focus on people's everyday concerns, including livelihoods, education, healthcare and rising living costs. He said the declining security of the middle…