India fully supports expansion of BRICS: PM Modi at 15th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the open plenary session of the 15th BRICS Summit emphasized that India fully supports the expansion of BRICS and we welcome moving forward with consensus on thisSpeaking at the open plenary session of the 15th BRICS Summit PM Modi further said We will need to make our respective societies futureready to make BRICS a futureready organisation and technology will play an important role in thisIn India to provide education to the children living in rural areas DIKSHA Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing Platform has been developed Along with that to boost innovation amongst school students we have established 10000 Atal Tinkering Labs he saidPM Modi also highlighted the AIbased language platform to remove language barriersTo remove language barriers India has started AIbased language platform Bhashini which has been widely used he saidPM Modi said that the CoWIN platform was built to track vaccination For vaccination the CoWIN platform was made Digital public infrastructure ie through India Stack public service delivery has been revolutionized he saidMoreover PM Modi stressed that diversity is the biggest strength of IndiaFor every problem that India faces diversity brings the solution he addedAdding to this PM Modi also said that the BRICS countries have to make their societies futureready to make the grouping a futureready organisation and that technology will play an important role in these endeavoursIndia had given a lot of importance to the countries of Global South under its G20 Presidency and lauded South Africa for the initiative as the chair of the BRICS summitWe welcome the move to give special importance to the countries of the Global South in BRICS under the chairmanship of South Africa This is not just the aspiration but also the need of the present times India has also given importance to this subject under its G20 presidency One Earth One Family One Future we are trying to move forward with all countries on this mantra In the Voice of Global South summit in January this year 125 countries participated and shared their concerns and prioritiesiquest he saidIn around two decades BRICS has undertaken a long and magnificent journey In this journey we made numerous achievements he addedPM Modi also remembered Mahatma Gandhi and his connection with South Africa and the historical connections between the two countriesPM Modi said Tolstoy Farm associated with Mahatma Gandhi is some distance from JohannesburgBy connecting the great ideas of India Eurasia and Africa Mahatma Gandhi placed a strong foundation of our unity and harmonyI thank President Ramaphosa for the grand reception To come to a beautiful city like Johannesburg once again is a matter of joy for me and my delegation This city has an old and deep connection with the Indians and Indian historyiquest he saidPrior to attending the sessions the leaders posed for a BRICS family photographThe plenaries are scheduled to be followed by a cultural performance and a banquet dinner hosted by President RamaphosaPM Modi arrived in South Africa on Tuesday and received a ceremonial welcome at Waterkloof Air Force BaseUpon his arrival PM Modi received a rousing welcome from the Indian diaspora chanting Vande MataramThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever