BRICS Summit: At the 15th BRICS Summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India welcomed the expansion of the association of major international economies. After South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the admission of six new member states, PM Modi expressed his support. “I am glad that in this 3-day meeting, a lot of positive results have come out. India has always supported the expansion of members of BRICS,” PM Modi said at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. “I am happy that our teams have together agreed on guiding principles, standards, criteria, procedures for expansion of BRICS,” he said.
India’s Willingness to Embrace New BRICS Partners
The Prime Minister added that India was eager to embrace new members as “partners” in the alliance while speaking at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg. He claimed that the grouping’s growth was a sign of the “changing times” and the global order. “Expansion and modernisation of BRICS is an indication that institutions of the world must get accustomed to changing times,” PM Modi said. According to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier today, the BRICS organisation would extend invitations to six countries to join as full members. These nations will join Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. “We’ve reached an agreement to invite Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE to become full members of BRICS. The membership will come into effect from January 2024,” the South African President said.
PM Modi Celebrates Chandrayaan-3 Success at BRICS Summit
PM Modi mentioned the nation’s Chandrayaan-3 success and the mission’s successful soft landing on the moon during the summit. The Vikram lander’s dusk landing on the surface of the Moon on Wednesday marked the beginning of history as written by Chandrayaan-3. Speaking about the milestone, the Prime Minister with utmost pride, said, “Yesterday, India’s Chandrayaan-3 did a soft landing on the moon. This is a huge achievement not only for India but also for the global scientific community.” “It is a matter of pride for us that this achievement is being accepted as an achievement for all of humanity… …On behalf of India, its people and our scientists, I thank the scientists and the world’s scientific community for their wishes on this historic moment..,” he said. Before the joint press conference at the summit, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were seen having a brief talk as they made their way to the dais. South Africa was the first non-original member to join BRICS, which was largely formed to encourage investments in developing nations.
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