Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Russia from today. Where PM Modi will participate in the 16th BRICS summit to be held in Kazan, Russia. So let's take a look at what the BRICS summit is and how are the preparations to welcome PM Modi and also know what Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said before this visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Russia from today. He has left for Russia today. This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to Russia this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Russia, will participate in the 16th BRICS summit on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first summit after the expansion of the BRICS group is being held in the Russian city of Kazan. Earlier the BRICS summit was held in South Africa in 2023. The summit introduced Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates to BRICS membership.
The whole world knows that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are special friends. Honoring the invitation of Russian President Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Russia. Where Prime Minister Modi will participate in the 16th BRICS summit chaired by Russia during his two-day visit to Russia…
Before PM Modi's departure on Monday What did the Foreign Minister say S Jaishankar also gave the message of friendship between India and Russia to the world. Jaishankar said in a TV channel program that Russia has never had a negative impact on India's interests. According to the External Affairs Minister, there are very few countries about which you can say this.
He said that if you look at our history with Russia since independence, I can say that Russia has never done anything to negatively impact our interests. There are very few countries where this can be said. Today the situation in Russia is different. I think Russia's relations with the West have clearly deteriorated. So we have a Russia that is turning more towards Asia.
Importantly, leaders of 24 countries and delegations from a total of 32 countries are going to participate in the 16th BRICS summit held in Kazan city. This means that this time the BRICS conference held in Russia will be the biggest foreign policy event.
As far as Prime Minister Modi's two-day visit to Russia is concerned, the BRICS summit will be held in Kazan on October 22-23. Where Prime Minister Modi will participate in the 16th BRICS summit. Not only this, Prime Minister Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of different countries during his visit to Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping will participate in the BRICS summit. There may be a meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping. Apart from this, there is also a possibility of meeting between PM Modi and Putin.
This time the 16th BRICS summit has been organized in Kazan city of Russia. As far as the BRICS summit is concerned, BRICS is a group of the five fastest growing economies of the world. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Each letter of BRICS represents each country. First there was the RIC, which included Russia, India and China. The first meeting of the RIC was held in the 1990s. In 2009, Brazil joined the RIC, which later became the BRIC. Eventually, South Africa joined in 2010, taking the name BRICS. This organization was formed to challenge American dominance in world foreign policy. Today BRICS has become the third most powerful organization in the world.