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Modi Says Global South Trust in BRICS Is Growing

Modi Says Global South Trust in BRICS Is Growing
‘Trust of Global South in BRICS has grown’: PM Narendra Modi · indianexpress.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said more developing countries trust BRICS because they are listened to.

BRICS is a group where countries work together on shared problems.

Modi said wars and other tensions can make life harder for ordinary people.

He also said diseases, climate disasters, and supply problems can affect many countries at once.

India proposed systems to warn countries about infectious diseases earlier.

It also proposed projects for transport, clean energy, farming, start-ups, and small businesses.

Modi said countries should work together instead of solving problems alone.

Chinese President Xi Jinping also called for BRICS countries to cooperate with the wider Global South.

Leaders and representatives from several countries and international organizations attended the meeting.

Key facts

Speaker
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Main claim
Modi said Global South nations increasingly trust BRICS because their voices are heard and their experiences respected.
India’s priorities
Resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability.
Announced initiatives
Early disease warnings, logistics cooperation, a start-up network and fund, an MSME portal, smart-grid and energy-storage cooperation, an urban mobility hub, and agricultural centers of excellence.
Summit timing
The outreach summit took place on its second and final day on Sunday.
Attendees
Leaders from BRICS, partner and guest countries, and international organizations attended, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and António Guterres.

Quotes

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister of India

“I can say from personal experience that the trust of Global South nations in BRICS has grown, because within BRICS, their voices are heard. Their experiences are respected. And solutions are created with them, not merely for them.”
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“the world is currently undergoing profound changes, a phenomenon unseen in a century, with the global South rising collectively and becoming a key driving force for multipolarity.”
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