New Delhi: Today is the second and important day of the 18th BRICS summit going on in Delhi. On the first day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with leaders of many countries. At the same time, the whole world was keeping an eye on his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. During the conference, a consensus was reached among the BRICS countries regarding the New Delhi Declaration, which is stuff considered a major diplomatic success for India.
When will BRICS programme start today?
Leaders and ministers of BRICS partner and invited countries will start arriving at Level-2 of Bharat Mandapam at 9:55 am on Sunday. After this there will be a family photo at 10:35.
The unshut session will start at 10:50 am in Summit Hall. Its theme is ‘Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth’. During this, global development, cooperation and economic challenges will be discussed.
Which leaders will PM Modi meet today?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with heads of state and top leaders of many countries on Sunday.
- 2:30 pm: President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- 3:00 pm: President of the Philippines Ferdinand R. marcos jr
- 3:30 pm: Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
- 4:10 pm: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
- 4:40 pm: Burundi President Evarist Ndayishimiye
- 5:10 pm: Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima
- 5:40 pm: Uganda's Vice President Jessica Alupo
Issues related to bilateral relations as well as trade, investment and bilateral cooperation are expected to be discussed in these meetings.
What issues were well-set upon in the New Delhi Manifesto?
The New Delhi Declaration of well-nigh 45 pages has been well-set upon among the BRICS countries. This includes many issues like terrorism, situation in West Asia, trade, energy and reform of global institutions.
The manifesto takes a tough stand versus terrorism and expresses snooping over unscratched havens for terrorists and cross-border terrorism. Accent has been laid on finding a solution to the issue of West Asia through dialogue and diplomacy.
What is the stance of BRICS regarding tariffs and trade?
The manifesto raised concerns well-nigh unilateral tariffs and trade restrictions. BRICS countries have moreover talked well-nigh promoting trade and investment in local currencies. Apart from this, accent has moreover been laid on increasing health cooperation and strengthening international cooperation versus organised fraud and illegal money.
After the meeting of Modi-Jinping and the consensus on the manifesto, everyone's vision will be on today's meetings also. India's effort in the priming has been to increase bilateral cooperation within BRICS and formulate a worldwide stance on important global issues.
