PM to chair BRICS meet on Sept 9

New Delhi, September 6

As part of India’s ongoing Chairship of BRICS in 2021, PM Narendra Modi will chair the 13th BRICS summit virtually on September 9.

The meeting will be attended by Brazil President Jair Bolsanaro, Russia President Vladimir Putin, China President Xi Jinping and President of S Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, President of the New Development Bank Marcos Troyjo, pro tempore Chair of the BRICS Business Council Onkar Kanwar and pro tempore Chair of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance Sangita Reddy will present reports on the outcomes pursued this year under their respective tracks.

The theme for the summit is “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus”. India had outlined four priority areas for its chairship. These are reform of the multilateral system, counter terrorism, using digital and technological tools for achieving SDGs and enhancing people-to-people exchanges. After the Goa summit in 2016, this is the second time Modi will be chairing the summit. — TNS