Prime Minister Modi also visited Russia in July this year. He then had a bilateral meeting with President Putin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia to attend the BRICS summit to be held on October 22-23. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave this information on Friday. Russia is chairing the 16th BRICS summit this year.
During this summit to be held in Kazan, Russia, Prime Minister Modi will also hold bilateral talks with leaders of member countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend the summit. Meanwhile, a meeting may take place between PM Modi and Jinping. The two last met in 2022 at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
During his visit to Russia in July, Prime Minister Modi spoke with President Putin for two hours.
Earlier in July, Modi had arrived in Russia to participate in the 22nd Indo-Russian summit. There was also a bilateral meeting with Russian President Putin. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited him to the BRICS summit.
Modi was also awarded the “Order of St. Andrew the Apostle,” Russia’s highest civilian honor. The two leaders also visited the Rosatom Pavilion in Moscow.
What are BRICS and how powerful are they?
The BRICS organization’s journey to get to where it is today took place in three stages
First step – The RIC, meaning Russia, India and China – in the 1990s, these three countries together formed an organization. This organization was headed by Russian leader Eugene Primakov. The goal of bringing the three countries together was to challenge American dominance in global foreign policy and at the same time restore our relations.
Second step- BRIC, i.e. Brazil, Russia, India and China – In 2001, the investment bank Goldman Sachs had described these four countries as the fastest growing economies in the world. After that, in 2009, these countries came together and formed an organization called BRIC.
third step– BRICS, that is to say Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. – In 2010, South Africa was integrated into this organization to represent the African continent. Then this organization took its final form and was called BRICS.
Today, BRICS has become the third most powerful economic organization in the world, surpassing the EU.
Even when Western countries were mired in recession, BRICS countries made rapid progress. In 2008-2009, when Western countries were going through an economic crisis. Even then, the economy of the BRICS countries was growing rapidly. The very concept of the formation of the BRICS organization is based on the basis of the “rising economy”.
This means the economies of countries that have the courage to move forward quickly and compete with Western countries. Previously, Western countries controlled 60-80% of the world economy, today the BRICS countries are gradually taking their place.
Pakistan also wants to become a member of BRICS
Pakistan also applied last year to join BRICS, the world’s third most powerful economic organization. He also expressed hope for Russia’s help in becoming a BRICS member in 2024.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, had given this information in an interview with the TASS news agency last year. He had said that Pakistan had requested to become a member of BRICS. We hope that Russia will help us in this.
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