Officials from five nations met in Brasilia on March 24-25 for the 10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue where they discussed a wide range of global geopolitical issues as well as regional developments.
The dialogue was attended by policy planners from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, alongside senior representatives from the expanded BRICS membership.
The Indian delegation was led by Raghuram S, Joint Secretary (Policy Planning & Research), MEA.
“The Dialogue provided an opportunity to deliberate on the institutional development of BRICS, reflecting the bloc’s recent expansion,” read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
“Key development priorities, including global health cooperation, the evolving international trade and financial scenario, climate action, artificial intelligence governance, and reforms of multilateral peace and security frameworks were also discussed,” the statement said.
As the current President of BRICS, Brazil hosted the current edition of the BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue, as a part of its preparations for the forthcoming BRICS Summit later this year.
BRICS
BRICS brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing around 41 percent of the global population, around 24 percent of the global GDP and around 16 percent of global trade.
