Modi assures ‘India is committed to BRICS’

(MENAFN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India’s strong commitment to BRICS, describing it as a key platform for cooperation among emerging economies in the Global South. Speaking ahead of the BRICS Summit scheduled for July 6-7 in Rio de Janeiro, Modi highlighted the group’s role in advancing a more peaceful, just, democratic, and balanced multipolar world order.

BRICS, originally founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2010, has recently expanded to include full members Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia in 2025. Over 30 countries have submitted membership applications, reflecting the bloc’s growing influence.

Modi departed Delhi for a five-nation tour of Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, aiming to strengthen ties across the Global South and bolster partnerships on both sides of the Atlantic. He also intends to deepen cooperation within multilateral platforms such as BRICS, the African Union, ECOWAS, and CARICOM.

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar recently remarked that widespread dissatisfaction in the Global South with the current international order is driving calls for change. Alongside its BRICS engagement, India pursues a policy of “strategic autonomy,” actively maintaining diplomatic relations with Western countries through groups like the Quad, which includes the US, Japan, and Australia. Jaishankar is currently in Washington for a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting.

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