Significantly, PM Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping were seen standing apart from each other as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held their hands together.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have, during their bilateral meeting, pledged to keep working together to “strengthen the voice of Global South.”
On behalf of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, to lead the UAE delegation participating in the 15th BRICS Summit.
India took the lead in forging consensus on membership criteria and in the selection of new members for the BRICS during the Leaders' Retreat, according to the sources.
On the second day of the 15th BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Commerce Minister Wentao said, "Everything we do is to deliver better lives to our people. But some country obsessed with maintaining its hegemony has gone out of its way to cripple the emerging markets and developing countries. Whoever is developing fast, becomes its target of containmen
Highlighting the economic reforms and the technological leap undertaken by India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India will emerge as the growth engine of the world in the coming years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived at the Summer Place in Johannesburg to participate in the BRICS Leaders Retreat where the leaders of the grouping will deliberate on global developments and explore how to utilize the BRICS platform effectively to address and resolve global
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a pre-recorded message played at the BRICS Business forum said that the International economy is affected owing to the freezing of assets of sovereign countries and implied sanctions which he marked as illegal.
In a special message at the BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that mutual trust and transparency can help create a big impact, especially in the global south.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that as the country has an urbanizing population and can provide a stable workforce in future, BRICS countries have an opportunity to contribute to and participate in Africa's growth story.