"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.
During his visit, the Indian Prime Minister will also participate in the BRICS–Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue event that will be held as part of the BRICS Summit activities.
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.
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 per cent year-on-year in the first half (H1) of 2023, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in June.
PM Modi will hold talks with Prime Minister Mitsotakis to discuss ways to further deepen the relationship. He will also interact with business leaders from both countries, said the Ministry of External Affairs.
Xi Jinping will co-chair the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit.
The leopard was shown no mercy as the baboons surrounded the animal and attacked him repeatedly with full force and speed. It later managed to escape from their grip.
Many big South African players won't feature in their teams forthcoming tour of New Zealand to be played in 2024 as the tour will clash with SA20 - South Africa's premier domestic T20 tournament.
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.
As a signatory to the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, South Africa is obliged to arrest Putin on an indictment the court issued against the Russian leader in March for war crimes involving the abduction of children from Ukraine.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC), should he step out of Russian soil, for alleged war crimes in the ongoing war against Ukraine.
Cheetah death in India: The National Tiger Conservation Authority said that the existing monitoring protocols, protection status, managerial inputs, veterinary facilities, training and capacity-building aspects are being reviewed by independent national experts.
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