PM Modi Returns to Delhi After 'Productive' Participation in BRICS Summit in Russia
Ministry of External Affairs published: "PM @narendramodi wraps up an impactful visit to Kazan and emplanes for New Delhi", on Wednesday on X. He described the BRICS Summit held in Russia's Kazan as "very productive". He thanked President Vladimir Putin, the people of Russia and their government for their hospitality.
At BRICS Summit, PM Modi Urges Unified Efforts to Combat Terrorism
Prime Minister Modi made the remarks in the presence of top leaders of BRICS nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian. "To counter terrorism and terror financing, we need the single-minded, firm support of all," Modi said. "There is no place for double standards on this serious matter. We need to take active steps to stop the radicalization of youth in our countries," he added.
Russian Envoy Eager to Welcome PM Modi at BRICS Summit in Kazan
The ambassador underlines the importance of this year's summit: "BRICS through this year's summit continues to emphasize respect for civilizational diversity, encourage global cooperation, and preserve its independence from external pressures and double standards.".
BRICS an established feature of global landscape, says S. Jaishankar
In his address at the "Friends of BRICS Foreign Ministers" meeting in Cape Town, he said: "BRICS is not only an expression of multipolarity but of the many and diverse ways of meeting international challenges." Jaishankar said that focus of BRICS is on building a fairer, inclusive and open international architecture with sustainable development at its core.
BRICS foreign ministers condemn terrorism in all its forms
In a joint statement issued after their meeting held in Cape Town on Thursday, they recognised the threat emanating from terrorism, extremism conducive to terrorism and radicalisation. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the conference.
India at the BRICS summit-Exercise of Strategic Autonomy in difficult circumstances
The sanctions imposed by the West and Japan on Russia have disrupted the global economy, caused a spike in oil prices, shortages of food and fertilisers, and fueled inflation, which have badly strained the economies of the developing countries, with a blowback on the western economies too. The situation in Afghanistan continues to be parlous. The hopes for progress on restoring the Iran nuclear deal are also being belied.
PM Modi calls for mutual cooperation for post-Covid economic recovery
"We, the BRICS member countries, have had a very similar view on the governance of the global economy. So our mutual cooperation can make a useful contribution to post-Covid global recovery," Modi said in his opening remarks at the virtual 14th BRICS Summit on Thursday. The summit is being hosted by China as the Chair for this year. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and top leaders from Brazil and South Africa were present in the meeting
India to host five BRICS S&T events through 2022
BRICS STI is a forum for the scientific community from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to discuss and deliberate on topics of common interest in the field of science and technology. The calendar of BRICS STI activities and expected deliverables were discussed at the meeting organised virtually on Monday, a release from the Ministry of Science & Technology said on Tuesday.
Countries agree to BRICS Innovation Action prepared under India's leadership
India presented the draft declaration of the ministerial meeting, highlighting various scientific achievements, including thematic meetings and events organised under India's chairship. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.
Terror outfuts must be prevented from using Afghanistan soil as sanctuary for carrying out attacks: BRICS
Discussing the concerns over the situation in Afghanistan, the BRICS nations strongly condemned terror activities that were carried in and around the Afghan territories. However, none of the leaders explicitly mentioned the Taliban during the entire summit.
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