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PM Modi, China's Xi Jinping to attend virtual summit of BRICS on Tuesday

The BRICS is known as an influential bloc that represents over 3.6 billion people, or half of the world's population

FM calls for consensus on taxing digital firms like Google, Facebook

Some 129 countries are in talks to rework global tax system to make digital firms pay tax regardless of their physical presence or measured profits in a country

India supports expansion of New Development Bank membership at BRICS meet

India on Monday supported expansion of the membership of New Development Bank, set up by India and other BRICS nations, and emphasised on the importance of regional balance.

BRICS virtual summit: Modi, Xi set to come face-to-face on Nov 17

India and China are locked in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh since early May that has significantly strained the bilateral ties

MEA S Jaishankar urges BRICS' support in UN Security Council reforms

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday urged full support of BRICS in reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as an exercise in collective faith in meaningful multilateralism

Conflicts must be resolved by peaceful means, diplomatic engagement: BRICS

5-nation influential grouping BRICS said conflicts should be resolved by peaceful means and diplomatic engagement through political dialogue and negotiations irrespective of their historic background

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to attend online BRICS FMs meeting

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will participate in the virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of the five-nation BRICS grouping on Friday, a senior official announced on Thursday

Planning to host BRICS Games during Khelo India Games next year: Rijiju

India are planning to host BRICS Games in 2021 and may align it with Khelo India Games, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said

Javadekar calls for sharing best practices among BRICS nations for SDGs

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the aspirations of BRICS countries are similar and called for sharing of best practices among the nations towards the attainment of goals

India engaging with China through diplomatic, military channels: Shringla

Shringla said that diplomacy is looking at a very changed scenario in terms of how statecraft and relations between countries work in the wake of the pandemic.

Vocal for local initiative is not xenophobic, says BJP's Sanju Verma

Big bang reforms have been the norm under Modi government, writes Sanju Verma

India urges BRICS nations to share coronavirus-related tax measures

Finance and Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey highlighted the need for adopting a "whole of government approach" in dealing with cross-border financial crimes

Brazil's Troyjo to be new head of BRICS bank; SBI's Anil Kishora vice-prez

The decisions were made on Wednesday at a special meeting of the Board of Governors in accordance with the Articles of Agreement of the NDB and its procedures, a press release from the bank said

BRICS' New Development Bank provides $1 bn loan to India to fight Covid-19

The Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) was established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries in 2014 and is headed by veteran Indian banker K V Kamath.

Brics foreign ministers to discuss ways to jointly combat coronavirus today

The ministerial videoconference hosted by Russia, the current rotating head of the BRICS, will also focus on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international relations

Beyond green shoots: How to ensure speed and quality of economic recovery

Unless key issues are addressed, even if growth bounces back from the sub-5 per cent, it will stay lower than the already inadequate long-term average of 6.6%, writes T N Ninan

BRICS nations working on framework deal to build remote-sensing satellites

The nations plan to set up a virtual constellation to access remote-sensing data, which could be used to monitor natural resources and manage disasters

India's deposit insurance cover lowest among BRIC, says FM Sitharaman

The ratio for China stands at 7.4, and for Russia, it is 2.2

India and its Brics dilemmas

The five-country group faces challenges arising from bilateral differences and diverse political systems

PM Narendra Modi, other BRICS leaders call for 'urgent' need to reform UN

The leaders underlined the imperative that international organisations be fully driven by member states and promote the interests of all