In the latest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India supported diplomacy and dialogue and not war while addressing the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, emphasising India’s position that it backed a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. PM Modi also called for “single-minded and firm support” of all members in combating terrorism, warning against double standards on the matter.
PM Modi said in the presence of Russian President and host Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders of BRICS, “To combat terrorism and terror financing, we must work together with resolve and unity. There is no room for double standards on such serious issues. We must actively take steps to prevent radicalisation among the youth of our countries. We need to work together on the pending issue of the comprehensive convention on international terrorism at the United Nations”.
PM Modi further added, ‘To combat terrorism and terror financing, we must work together with resolve and unity. There is no room for double standards on such serious issues. We must actively take steps to prevent radicalisation among the youth of our countries. We need to work together on the pending issue of the comprehensive convention on international terrorism at the United Nations’
During the BRICS summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked the warm hospitality by Russian President Putin and stated, “We must stand firm and demonstrate tenacity. We should build a BRICS community and must all act defenders of common security.”
During the multilateral Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ‘We should give a message to the world that BRICS is not a divisive but a public interest group’. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the world leaders at the Plenary Session of the 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan Expo Center in Russia.
Over 30 countries have expressed a desire to join the BRICS Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday addressing a meeting of the grouping. Addressing world leaders at the Plenary Session of the 16th BRICS Summit, Putin said the group would discuss its expansion at the meeting but that it was important to strike a balance in any expansion, said a report. During the session held at the Kazan Expo Center in the Rusian city of Kazan, Putin said, “Over 30 countries have expressed the desire to join BRICS.”
“It would be wrong to ignore the unprecedented interest of the countries of the Global South and East in strengthening contacts with BRICS,” Putin said. “At the same time, it is necessary to maintain a balance and prevent a decrease in the effectiveness of the BRICS,” he said. Putin added that the grouping would also discuss “acute regional conflicts,” the Russian President.
Earlier today, prime minister Modi’s first formal engagement of the day was a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin , the host of the 16th BRICS summit. The two leaders discussed the progress made in bilateral relations since the 22nd annual summit between them, which was held in July 2024 in Moscow. The two leaders had an agenda to go over the range of bilateral issues including trade, economy, energy, defence, connectivity, education and people-to-people ties were discussed between the two of them.
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