Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, represented India at the virtual “7th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Industry Minister’s Meeting,” hosted with South Africa as the Chair. During the meeting, Goyal announced India’s plans to launch the BRICS Startup Forum in 2023, aimed at fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among […]
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Foreign Ministers of BRICS acknowledge UNGA resolution on “combating glorification of Nazism’
Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on Thursday acknowledged the annual UNGA resolution on “combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance”. BRICS foreign ministers held their annual meeting on the margins of […]
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South African President invites scientists from BRICS nations to study Covid-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and its mutations with local specialists. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from fellow BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – to work alongside South African scientists in further researching the various characteristics of the COVID-19 virus and its mutations,” the […]
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13th BRICS summit to take place on September 9
The 13th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit under the chairmanship of India will take place on September 9, as per the sources. This is the third time that India will be hosting the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016. The 2020 BRICS summit was held virtually amid the covid pandemic under the chairmanship of Russia. The summit took […]
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Jaishankar to chair BRICS foreign ministers meeting today
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to chair a meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) foreign ministers through video conferencing on Tuesday. In this meeting, the leaders will exchange views on the COVID-19 pandemic, global and regional issues of concern, sustainable development, and countering terrorism. “India as the current BRICS Chair will convene the standalone meeting […]
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BRICS contact group holds first meeting on economic and trade issues
The BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) leads held their first meeting under India’s chairship from March 9 to 11, according to an official statement released on Friday. The theme of BRICS this year is ‘BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus.’ India under its chairship in 2021 presented the calendar of events […]
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PM Modi bats for boosting intra-BRICS trade to $500 billion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pushed for boosting intra-BRICS trade and investment and urged that a roadmap be readied for increasing the trade to $500 billion by the next summit. Addressing the Leaders’ Dialogue with BRICS Business Council, Modi said the partnership agreement inked between New Development Bank and […]
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BRICS hit out at protectionist, unilateral measures in swipe at US tariffs
Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism on Thursday as they vowed to overcome “significant challenges” facing multilateralism, in a swipe at US tariffs and unilateral action. The joint declaration by BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — came on the second day of […]