Kazan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed at the airport by top Russian officials when he arrived here today to attend the BRICS summit. After the red carpet was rolled out in Modi's honour, he was given a “Guard of Honour”. From the airport to the hotel where he went, Russian singers welcomed him with Krishna bhajans. The youth among Indians welcomed him with Bharat Natyam. Whereas other Indians gave sweets. Indian Ambassador Vijayakumar was present then.
When he arrived at the Prime Minister's Conference for the first time, President Putin hugged him. Before the start of the conference, both the leaders talked in a separate room. It turned out that the main issue was the Ukraine war. Prime Minister Modi is believed to have told Putin that he is ready to play his role in resolving the Ukraine war.
Prime Minister Modi said that we are in touch with both the countries to establish peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We clearly believe that disputes can only be resolved peacefully and we support every effort to establish peace and stability as soon as possible. Relations between Russia and India are developing rapidly. Moscow appreciates India's role in BRICS. Actually, India itself has established this alliance with Russia. Now five new members have joined it. With this, 41 percent of the world has joined this group. Its contribution to the world economy is 25 percent. These ten countries contribute more than 18 percent to world trade.
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa are the core nations of BRICS. This includes Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates January. Are connected from 2024. India has a huge contribution in including them in BRICS.