BRICS Leaders Call for Transition From Potential to Operational Cooperation Amid Global Economic Challenges
Modi said BRICS nations account for 50% of the world’s population and urged members to convert economic momentum into practical trade cooperation.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BRICS Business Forum in India, highlighting that BRICS nations account for 50% of the world's population, 40% of global GDP, and over 25% of global trade.
- Modi noted the combined GDP of BRICS nations has expanded nearly four-and-a-half-fold, growing at nearly twice the pace of the rest of the world compared to a two-and-a-half-fold increase in global GDP.
- The Prime Minister emphasized India's 12-year mantra of "building for resilience, innovation and cooperation" while hosting the largest BRICS Business Forum to date.
- Modi stated global trade requires secure sea lanes, while the BRICS Women's Business Alliance recently convened around 200 women leaders to drive economic growth.
- India is expanding roads, ports, and airports while developing capabilities in semiconductors and biotechnology, having entered free trade agreements with nearly 40 countries since 2014 to reduce trade barriers.
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