BRICS SUMMIT 24TH AUGUST 2023

 

BRICS-INDIA TAKES LEAD IN FORGING CONSENSUS ON SELECTION OF NEW BRICS MEMBERS

INDIA AND IRAN HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED TEHRAN’S DESIRE TO JOIN BRICS

India has taken the lead in forging consensus on mem bership criteris and selection of new members of Brics at the leaders retreat on Tuesday night at Johannesburg in the backdrop of growing Interest from the emerging economies to join the group

As per sources reported that Brics expansion will top the agenda of the summit under South African presidency Foreign strategic partners, including cretary Vinay Kwatra on Monday said India has an open mind on expansion of Brics

India had always felt that proper criteria and number of new mem bers should be agreed before ran dom expansion of the group Russia had backed India's position on the issue of expansion, high-level as per the sources , adding that BRICS should not be pitted against either QUADor G-7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi join the group

Modi Picks Up Tricolour Placed asMarker on Stage

at a Brics meeting here to mark the standing place of every leader so as not to step on it A video of the meeting showed South African President Cyri Ramaphosa acknowledging the PM's gesture and picking up his country's flag after stepping on it. While Ramaphosa handed over his flag to an official, Modi kept the Tricolour with him.

“BRICS COULD HELP THE WORLD BY BECOMING FUTURE- READY BY MAKING SOCIETIES FUTURE –READY”

ALSO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT BRICS WILL SUPPORT PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP FOR AFRICAN UNION G20.

BRICS SUMMIT :Brics Expansion, National Currency Use Top Agenda

 

Brics Expansion, National Currency Use Top Agenda

India has positive intent and an open mind on Brics Expansion

Expansion of brics and the use of national currency are among the key agenda listed for the 15thBrics Summit beginning Tuesday in Johannesburg

Earlier, India's Brics, Sherpa Dam- mu Ravi, stated that there were many issues that were being discussed by the Brics states and that the expan- sion of Brics was on the agenda. Ravi mentioned that the use of national currency for trading and economic activity among the Brics countries is also on the Summit's agenda.

India has been "constructive" on the expansion issue, according to Ravi. As far as the inclusion of na- tional currency in trading is concer- ned, he said, it is not new and it has already happened.

"There is an opportunity for tra- ding in your national currency. All the Brics countries together will ta- ke this decision and discuss that they can trade in their national cur- rency in these Brics countries," ac- cording to Ravi.

Among prospective new members of Brics are India's close partners in bi the Gulf and Latin America including Saudi Arabia UAE ,Iran and Argentina

The Theme of the Brics Summit this year is BRICS AND AFRICA:PARTNERSHIP FOR MUTUALLY ACCELERATED GROWTH,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVE MULTILATERALISM.