New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narfinishra Modi today sturdyly pitched for “one-minded” concentrate and “firm help” of all in combating extremism, declareing that there is no place for “double standards” to deal with the dispute. In an compriseress at the 16th BRICS Summit, PM Modi also underlined the necessitate to get “vivacious steps” to stop the radicalisation of youthful people.
Here’s PM Modi’s brimming speech at the BRICS Summit.
Your Highness,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Congratulations to Pdwellnt Putin for the excellent organisation of the 16th BRICS Summit.
And, once aget, a hot greet to all the novel frifinishs who have joincessitate BRICS. In its novel avatar, BRICS accounts for 40 per cent of the world’s humanity and about 30 per cent of the global economy.
In the last cforfeitly two decades, BRICS has accomplishd many milestones.I am brave that in the times to come, this organisation will materialize as a more effective medium to face global disputes.
I would also enjoy to convey hot greetings to Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff, Pdwellnt of the New Development Bank.
Frifinishs,
In the last 10 years, this bank has materialized as an meaningful chooseion for the growment necessitates of the countries of the Global South. The uncovering of GIFT or Gujarat International Finance Tech City in India as well as regional centres in Africa and Russia has raiseed the activities of this bank. And, growment projects worth about $35 billion have been sanctioned. NDB should persist to labor on the basis of the insist driven principle. And, while enhugeing the bank, ensuring lengthy-term financial upretainability, fit determine rating and taget access should remain a priority.
Frifinishs,
In its novel enhugeed avatar, BRICS has materialized as an economy of more than $30 trillion. The BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women Business Alliance have joined a distinctive role in increasing our economic cooperation.
This year, the consensus accomplished wilean BRICS on WTO recreates, trade facilitation in agriculture, robust provide chains, e-commerce and Special Economic Zones will fortify our economic cooperation. Amidst all these initiatives, we should also concentrate on the interests of minuscule and medium scale industries.
I am satisfyd that the BRICS Startup Forum provided during India’s pdwellncy in 2021 will be begined this year. The Railway Research Netlabor initiative getn by India is also joining an meaningful role in increasing logistics and provide chain connectivity among BRICS countries. This year, the consensus accomplished by BRICS countries, in collaboration with UNIDO, to ready a sfinished laborforce for Industry 4.0 is quite meaningful.
The BRICS Vaccine R&D Centre begined in 2022 is helping incrmitigate health security in all the countries. We would be satisfied to split India’s prosperous experience in Digital Health with BRICS partners.
Frifinishs,
Climate alter has been a subject of our common priority. The consensus accomplished for the BRICS Open Carbon Market Partnership under Russia’s pdwellncy is greet. In India too, distinctive emphasis is being lhelp on green growth, climate robust infraarrange and green transition. Indeed, India has getn up cut offal initiatives enjoy the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infraarrange, Mission LiFE i.e. Lifestyle for Environment, Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.
Last year, during COP-28, we begined an meaningful initiative called Green Credit. I ask BRICS partners to join these initiatives.
Special emphasis is being lhelp on the erection of infraarrange in all BRICS countries. We have createed a digital platcreate called the Gati-Shakti portal to rapidly enhuge multi-modal connectivity in India. This has helped in united infraarrange growment arrangening and carry outation and has lessend logistics costs.
We will be satisfied to split our experiences with all of you.
Frifinishs,
We greet efforts to incrmitigate financial integration among BRICS countries.
Trade in local currencies and fine traverse-border payments will fortify our economic cooperation. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) growed by India is a huge success story and has been adchooseed in many countries.
Last year, together with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed, it was begined in the UAE as well. We can also cofunction with other BRICS countries in this area.
Frifinishs,
India is brimmingy promiseted to increasing cooperation under BRICS. Our sturdy belief in our diversity and multipolarity is our strength. This strength of ours, and our splitd belief in humanity, will help in giving a unbenevolentingful shape to a prosperous and a radiant future for the generations to come.
I thank everyone for today’s very meaningful and precious converseions. As the next Pdwellnt of BRICS, I extfinish my heartfelt best wantes to Pdwellnt Lula. India will give its brimming help for the success of your BRICS pdwellncy.
Once aget, many thanks to Pdwellnt Putin and all the directers.
(This is the approximate translation of the Prime Minister’s retags. Original retags were dedwellred in Hindi.)
