Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Russia on Tuesday. He has arrived in Kazan to participate in the BRICS conference. Modi said he was looking forward to wide-ranging discussions on various topics at the summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Russia on Tuesday. He has arrived in Kazan to participate in the BRICS conference. Modi said he was looking forward to wide-ranging discussions on various topics at the summit. He said India values ​​close cooperation within BRICS which is an important platform for dialogue and discussion on issues related to the global developmental agenda, multilateralism, climate change, economic cooperation, building resilient supply chains, cultural and people-to-people ties, etc. Has emerged as a platform. It is noteworthy that this is Modi's second visit to Russia in the year 2024. Earlier, he had come to attend the 22nd India-Russia conference in July. Let us know what are the expectations from the BRICS conference…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the conference in Kazan. Apart from this, it is expected that during this period, PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with BRICS member countries and other leaders. The PMO said in a statement that India values ​​close cooperation within BRICS. This platform is very important for dialogue and discussion on issues related to global development agenda, improved multilateralism, climate change, economic cooperation, building resilient supply chains, cultural and people-to-people connectivity etc.
China's Foreign Ministry said that President Xi Jinping will also participate in the BRICS conference. However, it has not been confirmed whether there will be a meeting between Jinping and Modi or not. According to the Indian Foreign Ministry, PM Modi will meet BRICS members and leaders of other countries invited to the conference. However, no leader has been named.
Two key activities related to the institutional development of BRICS are important during Russia's chairmanship in 2024. These are integration of invited countries as full members and development of potential partner countries. Indian Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar stressed that India is a founding member of BRICS. It is fully committed to the economic cooperation and fundamental principles of the group.
This is the first time such a conference is being held in Russia since the war started in Ukraine. The Russian President will try to show that the efforts of Western countries to isolate Moscow in the last two and a half years have failed. The US has rejected the notion that BRICS could emerge as a geopolitical rival. But she has expressed concerns about Moscow leveraging its diplomatic influence amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is making his first visit to Russia since April 2022 to attend the summit. According to a schedule shared by Ushakov, he will meet with Putin on Thursday.
The BRICS grouping now represents 45 percent of the world's population and 35 percent of the economy. It is measured by purchasing power parity, although China accounts for more than half of its economic power.
