PM Narendra Modi joined BRICS leaders for family photo at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on Sunday.Leaders present included Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and WHO chief among others.
Earlier, PM Modi welcomed leaders for second day of 18th BRICS summit.On Saturday, bloc adopted New Delhi Declaration, commending India for Outreach/BRICS Plus Dialogue and saying India’s chairship injected new impetus to international cooperation.
Declaration reaffirmed commitment to mutual respect, sovereign equality, solidarity, democracy, openness and consensus under theme ‘building for resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability’.Consensus on joint statement on day 1 was called major diplomatic breakthrough amid divergent geopolitical positions.
Leaders also attended gala dinner hosted by PM Modi, joint tree plantation drive and Bharat Innovates exposition.
