United Nations: Stressing that challenges of globalisation should be addressed in a "constructive and inclusive manner," Prime Minister Manmohan has said effective national action also requires "enabling and facilitatory" international environment.

In a message to a special conference titled "A Fair Globalisation: Implementing the Millennium Declaration," organised at the UN today (Sep 20, 2004), Singh said India's own experience with globalisation has "reaffirmed the importance of our strong democratic institutions and of appropriate policies, including focus on the development of human resources."

The challenges of globalisation should be tackled in a "constructive and inclusive manner" and an effective national action was also needed for an "enabling and facilitatory" global environment, he said.

The message was read out by India's United Nations Ambassador Nirupam Sen at the meeting organised at the initiative of President Halonen of Finland and President Mkapa of Tanzania.

In his brief intervention, Sen said the international economic and financial system has to undergo far-reaching reforms to ensure "policy autonomy" to developing countries.