Indian envoy, Brazil President discuss ties, ahead of Modi visit

Indias Ambassador to Brazil Dinesh Bhatia presented credentials to Brazils President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discussed deepening of bilateral strategic partnership and Prime Minister Narendra Modis upcoming visit to BrazilPM Modi is travelling to Brazil at the invitation of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva This will be the Prime Ministers fourth visit to Brazil The 17th BRICS Leaders Summit will be held in Rio de Janeiro from July 6 to 7My visit to Brazil include participation in the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro and a bilateral state visit in Brasilia which would be the first by an Indian Prime Minister in almost six decades There would be various meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the Rio BRICShellipmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi July 2 2025In a post on X the Indian Embassy in Brazil stated Amb dineshbhatia presented credentials to President LulaOficial and discussed deepening of bilateral Strategic Partnership as well as PM narendramodis upcoming participation in BRICS Summit followed by State Visit to BrazilDinesh Bhatia met Brazils Minister of Defence Jose Mucio and discussed the broadening of bilateral cooperation between the two nationsAmb dineshbhatia met Jose Mucio Minister of DefesaGovBr and discussed broadening of IndiaBrazil Defence cooperation to realise its untapped potential the Indian Embassy in Brazil posted on XAddressing a special briefing on the Prime Ministers visit to Ghana Trinidad amp Tobago Argentina Brazil and Namibia Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Economic Relations Dammu Ravi said The 17th BRICS Summit is taking place on July 5 and July 6 in Rio BrazilIndia is set to take over the BRICS Chairmanship at the Brazil Summit next yearThe theme of the Rio Summit is Strengthening Global South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Governance India will be holding the chair of the BRICS next year Secretary Ravi saidOur Prime Minister will arrive on July 5 but the main programme is on July 5 As you know the format is very clear there are full members which are 10 there are about 12 partner countries there are 8 invitee countries that are heads of state at the government level seven heads of regional and multilateral bodies he saidDuring the Summit PM Modi will exchange views on key global issues including reform of global governance peace and security strengthening multilateralism responsible use of artificial intelligence climate action global health and economic and financial mattersOutlining the detailed schedule for the Rio summit MEA Secretary Ravi said the first agenda item for the programme on July 5 includes reform of global governance where only the full members will participateThereafter there is the second theme on the agenda which is peace and security it is in the working lunch format where the leaders will discuss the agenda item and all of this will be captured in the leaders statement which will be seen as deliverables he saidThe MEA Secretary said Postlunch the third item on the agenda is strengthening multilateralism economic and financial affairs and artificial intelligence Later that evening will be an official reception and all the leaders will be participatingThe next day on July 6 the fourth item of the agenda is environment COP 30 and global health As you are aware Brazil will also be hosting COP 30 later in the year in November which is why climate and COP issues become very important he saidOn the Summits expected outcomes Ravi said The BRICS process is led by the chair and they set the agenda But the decisions are made on a consensusbased format We are hopeful that there will be four deliverables although discussions are continuing the leaders declaration the leaders statement on global governance and artificial intelligence the leaders framework declaration on climate finance and BRICS participation for the elimination of diseasesHe said There will also be in addition four reports that will be submitted to the leadersFocusing on the bilateral engagements during the visit of PM Modi MEA Secretary East P Kumaran said The BRICS Summit segment of the Prime Ministers visit will be on July 56 and the State visit segment will be on July 8 During the State visit the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with President Lula Bilateral agreements will be signed on renewable energy agricultural research and security cooperation Prime Minister Modi is visiting Argentina on July 4 on an official visit Both leaders will hold talks on economic and trade interests to further strengthen bilateral relationsIn addition to attending the BRICS sessions the Prime Minister will hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SummitFor the State Visit to Brazil PM Modi will travel to Brasilia where he will hold bilateral discussions with President Lula on expanding the Strategic Partnership between the two countries in areas of mutual interest including trade defence energy space technology agriculture health and peopletopeople 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