The five-nation group of Brics (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) has selected a counter-terrorism action plan and “there is no doubt that we are proud of it”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. However “it is important that we do not become too self-satisfied and we must guarantee that Brics is even more result-oriented in the next 15 years,” he added.

“Brics has got various achievements in the last decade,” PM Modi said while inaugurating the 13th summit, which was attended by Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazilian President Bolsonaro. “Today we are a powerful voice for the appearing economies. This program is so useful for focusing on developing countries,” Modi said.

Modi mentioned that the leaders will discuss important global and regional issues. Russian President Putin was the only leader to put the Afghanistan issue. He backed India by saying that Afghanistan should not become a “threat to its neighbouring countries or a source of drug trafficking and terrorism”.