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Published on: September 09 2021
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· As part of India's ongoing presidency of BRICS in 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 13th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa summit in virtual format today.
· The theme of the summit is BRICS@15: Inter-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus. India has outlined four priority areas for its presidency.
· The meeting will be attended by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
· This is the second time that Prime Minister Modi will chair the BRICS summit. Earlier he had presided over the Goa summit in 2016.
Important Facts
About BRICS
v BRICS is the acronym coined to associate five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
v Headquarters: BRICS Tower
v Purpose: Political
v Founded: June 2006
v Funding: Member states
v Subsidiary: New Development Bank
v Founders: China, Brazil, Russia, United Nations General Assembly
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