BRICS summit was an opportunity for China to present its accommodating side, but Xi Jinping pushed his rhetoric on countering the ‘Western-led international order’.
The 14th BRICS Summit was held virtually Thursday. This was Putin's first forum with the heads of major economies since launching the Ukraine invasion.
The BRICS summit is being hosted by China in a virtual format on 23-24 June. Xi will set the tone for the summit with a speech on Wednesday, a day before the leaders are set to gather.
Modi will virtually meet BRICS leaders this week, rub shoulders with Western leaders next. India is adjusting its foreign policy to keep pace with the ways of the world.
In ‘The Harambee Factor’, former Indian ambassador to African Union Gurjit Singh talks about how under Modi ministry, Africa has been receiving a lot of economic support.
Focus of the BRICS Summit, apart from Covid cooperation, will be the new Taliban caretaker govt in Afghanistan, and channelising development aid there.
India has outlined multilateral system, counter-terrorism, use of digital tools for achieving SDGs and enhancing people-to-people exchanges as priority areas for its chairship.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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