Team News Riveting
New Delhi, July 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday embarked on a five-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia.
The visit that will conclude on July 9, 2025 is reported to be the longest diplomatic visit of Modi in last 10 years. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister said, “I will attend BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7. As a founding member, India is committed to BRICS as a vital platform for cooperation among emerging economies. Together, we strive for a more peaceful, equitable, just, democratic and balanced multipolar world order.”
India is committed to BRICS as a vital platform for cooperation among emerging economies as he left on a week-long visit to five countries, including Brazil where he will attend the bloc’s meeting. BRICS grouping comprises 10 member countries, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the UAE.
“I am confident that my visits to the five countries will reinforce our bonds friendship across the Global South, strengthen our partnerships on both sides of the Atlantic, and deepen engagements in the multilateral platforms such as BRICS, the African Union, ECOWAS and the CARICOM,” Modi said.
This will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Argentina in 57 years. Argentina is a key economic partner in Latin America and a close collaborator in the G20. Modi will travel to Brasilia for a bilateral State Visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in nearly six decades.
