India’s Modi to attend next week’s BRICS summit in Brazil

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India’s Modi to attend next week’s BRICS summit in Brazil

By Reuters

June 27, 2025 2:32 PM UTC Updated ago

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a business forum in Limassol, Cyprus, June 15, 2025. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

NEW DELHI, June 27 (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Brazil from July 5-8 to attend the BRICS Summit, New Delhi said in a statement on Friday.

BRICS, founded as a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to counter Western dominance of the world order, has grown in recent years to include emerging economies such as the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Indonesia.

Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Toby Chopra

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