BRICS emerged as important platform for dialogue, discussion on key global issues: PM Modi

India values adjacent practice wrong BRICS which has emerged arsenic an important level for dialog and treatment connected a scope of cardinal issues concerning planetary developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said connected Tuesday.

Modi made comments successful a connection earlier embarking connected a two-day sojourn to the Russian metropolis of Kazan to be the 16th acme of the BRICS grouping. "The enlargement of BRICS with the summation of caller members past twelvemonth has added to its inclusivity and docket for the planetary good," helium said.

Being hosted by Russia, the acme is being seen arsenic an effort by non-Western powers to task their clout amid the struggle successful Ukraine and the escalating concern successful West Asia.

Modi is acceptable clasp a bid of bilateral meetings including with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping connected the margins of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa). It volition beryllium the archetypal acme of the grouping aft it was expanded astatine its acme successful Johannesburg past year.

"India values the adjacent practice wrong BRICS which has emerged arsenic an important level for dialog and treatment connected issues concerning the planetary developmental agenda, reformed multilateralism, clime change, economical cooperation, gathering resilient proviso chains, promoting taste and radical to radical connect, among others," Modi said successful his departure statement.

Modi said his sojourn to Kazan volition further reenforce the 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' betwixt India and Russia. The premier curate visited Moscow successful July during which helium held acme talks with President Putin.

"Building upon the yearly acme held successful July 2024 successful Moscow, my sojourn to Kazan volition further reenforce the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership betwixt India and Russia," Modi said. "I look guardant to gathering different leaders from BRICS arsenic well," helium said.

In a station connected 'X', Modi said helium was looking guardant to extended discussions connected a wide scope of subjects astatine the summit. The BRIC, arsenic a ceremonial grouping, started aft the gathering of the leaders of Russia, India and China successful St.

Petersburg successful 2006. It was agreed to grow BRIC into BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa successful 2010. Last year's enlargement was the archetypal specified workout since 2010. The caller members included Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.