Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated today in the 17th BRICS Summit being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 6-7 July 2025.
BRICS Backs Bharat Line on Terror & UNSC Reforms
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated today in the 17th BRICS Summit being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 6-7 July 2025. Prime Minister addressed the inaugural session on “Reform of Global Governance and Peace and Security”. Prime Minister also addressed a session on “Strengthening Multilateral, Economic-Financial Affairs and Artificial Intelligence. This session included participation by BRICS Partner and invited countries.
The 11-member BRICS comprising key emerging economies condemned in “the strongest terms” the Pahalgam terrorist attack, seeking concerted action against UN-designated terrorists and terrorist entities, and unambiguously backed a comprehensive reform of the UNSC, in 2 significant takeaways for India from the Rio Summit.
Among other highlights was India joining BRICS in condemning attacks on Iran since June 13 (without naming Israel), expressing grave concern about the situation in “Occupied Palestinian territory” with the resumption of “continuous Israeli attacks” against Gaza, obstruction to humanitarian aid and use of starvation as a method of warfare – something which Israel has rejected. BRICS nations expressed serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures which distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules. While this was an obvious message to the Trump administration, the declaration stopped short of naming the US because some members were not comfortable with it.
Key Highlights:
PM Modi called for urgent UNSC reforms and stronger Global South representation.
Condemned terrorism and demanded zero tolerance globally.
Suggested a science repository, resilient mineral supply chains, and responsible AI innovation.
Participated in two major sessions and endorsed the Rio de Janeiro Declaration.
This summit marked yet another strong assertion of India’s global leadership in diplomacy, peace, innovation, and development partnerships.
