During the MEA briefing, India's Ambassador to Brazil, Dinesh Bhatia, said that 15 large Indian laboratories and pharmaceutical companies are already present in Brazil, many of whom he said do manufacturing in the South American country.
India and Brazil signed three agreements on Tuesday (local time), which included agreements on cooperation in combating international terrorism and transnational organised crime.
PM Modi also met the UN Chief on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. He wrote on X, "Interacted with Mr. Antonio Guterres, @UN Secretary General, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday."
"The two leaders noted that ample opportunities lie ahead for diversifying and expanding bilateral trade. They set a bilateral trade target of 20 billion dollars to be achieved in the next five years. They also decided to elevate the level of trade talks and establish a ministerial-level
Trump alleged the BRICS group is working to weaken the US dollar. During a Cabinet meeting under his leadership, Trump issued a stern warning, stating, "They will certainly have to pay 10% if they are in BRICS because BRICS was set up to hurt us, to degenerate our dollar..."
In a media briefing held on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit announced that the university, in collaboration with the Indian Knowledge Systems Heritage Alliance (IKSHA), sponsored by the Ministry of AYUSH, the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), a
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli visited flood-hit Rasuwa District after a Bhotekoshi River flood left 7 dead and 18 missing. He assessed damage, met rescue teams, and urged faster relief efforts. Key infrastructure, including a bridge and highway, was damaged, and 55 people have been rescued so far.