There were reports that PM will hold meetings with the heads of five countries including Iran, Ethiopia and Mozambique but it did not mention the names of the other two nations.
Putin, the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant related to the war in Ukraine, did not travel to Johannesburg for the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies.
China claimed that the West has been deliberately hindering the path of those nations that dare to progress at a rapid pace or more than its economy.
"India has the world's third largest startup ecosystem. There are over 100 unicorns in India currently in areas of IT, Telecom, Fintech, AI and semiconductors," said PM Modi during the BRICS forum.
"There is no doubt that India will become the growth engine of the world and the reason for this is that India has converted crises and difficulties into opportunities for economic improvement," said PM Modi during the BRICS Business Forum.
"Looking forward to the various deliberations and meetings with world leaders during the BRICS Summit over the next few days," said PM Modi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also receive a ceremonial guard of honour, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
During his visit, PM Modi will also participate in the BRICS–Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue event that will be held as part of the BRICS Summit activities.
It is expected that world leaders will emphasise limiting the dominance of the United States in both shaping the economy and the world order. As of now, America monopolises the world order, where it retains itself in the top position and then Europe-- overlooking China's position.
While addressing a special press conference on Monday, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra gave a cryptic reply to the reporters who asked him about the possibility of PM Modi meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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The main summit on Wednesday — and sideline meetings Tuesday and Thursday — are expected to produce general calls for more cooperation among countries in the Global South amid their rising discontent over perceived Western dominance of global institutions.
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic, world leaders will advocate to end the hegemony of the West and the dominance of dollar in the international trade.
Reacting to a question on whether Modi had agreed to come after a phone call by President Ramaphosa, Pandor said the phone call had been in the planning for some time already for Ramaphosa to brief Modi on a number of issues as they developed.
Since South Africa is a signatory of the ICC, it has to arrest the Russian leader if he lands on the soil of Johannesburg. However, as per the current global setting, it was unlikely that African nations would take any "risk" of arresting Putin.
BRICS Summit 2023: Interestingly, the statement from Doval came nearly a month after China blocked a joint proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir as a global terrorist.
Although the routine meetings were attended by top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, it was not immediately clear whether the most populous country in the world would hold any bilateral talks with the Communist leader.
Responding to the speculations, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that India has already sent the invitations to the leaders for the mega event.
Jaishankar stated that Rahul Gandhi does not engage in politics when he travels abroad and will argue "vigorously" upon his return to India.
BRICS meet 2023: MEA S Jaishankar during his foreign ministers meet address emphasises rebalancing the global scenario. Ukraine war has been one of the major agendas of the meet.
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