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Saudi Arabia's entry almost certain; Indonesia, UAE, Egypt also in the fray

The 15th BRICS Summit is scheduled for August 22-24 under the theme "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism"

The "historic" relocation of 12 cheetahs from South Africa to India on Saturday is a measure of "goodwill" between the two BRICS partners to share the gene pool to ensure the survival of a species, senior officials from both countries have said. India originally initiated plans to bring the cheetahs to the country by mid-2022, but a delay in finalising a Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments led to a postponement, with the animals continuing with their quarantine at a reserve in Limpopo province. "This is a historic MoU. It is a transcontinental location from wild to wild. Normally animals do move, but this has been a challenge for both countries, said Dr Amit Mallick, Inspector-General of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Flora Mokgohloa, Deputy Director General for Biodiversity and Conservation in the South African Department of Forestry, Fishing and the Environment, said the financial value of the cheetahs being sent to India by South Africa was ...

The 15th BRICS summit is all set to take place in South Africa's Durban in late August this year

Naledi Pandor said one of the reasons for BRICS to established New Development Bank was to reduce their dependence on dollars

Goyal's comments come after Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently asked India Inc what is stopping them from investing

The ministers discussed the possibilities for mutual support of their initiatives at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly

According to the statement released by BRICS, ministers were briefed on the preparations for South Africa's Chairship of BRICS in 2023

Focus will also be on climate justice, green financing

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an 11-day visit to the US beginning Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly and participate in meetings of Quad, BRICS and several other key groupings. He is also scheduled to hold talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other senior officials of the Biden Administration. Jaishankar will be in New York from September 18 to 24, while he will visit Washington DC from September 25 to 28, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). In New York, the external affairs minister (EAM) will be leading the India delegation for the "high-level week" at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), it said. The theme of the 77th UNGA is "A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges." Jaishankar's address at the UNGA session is scheduled in the forenoon of September 24. "In keeping with India's strong commitment to reformed multilateralism, the EAM will be hosting a ministerial meeting of the

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Ahead of the summit, Saudi Arabia too expressed interest to join the grouping, according to reports

India placed on the agenda the need for strengthening civil society organisations and think-tanks

The emerging-market grouping has failed to retain relevance

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Prime Minister Modi has said at the BRICS virtual summit that member nations should understand security concerns of each other and provide mutual support in the designation of terrorists

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Over 23,000 Indian students are studying in Chinese colleges, mostly medical courses; over 12,000 Indian students have expressed their wish to return

'We commit to respect sovereignty, territorial integrity of all States; stress our commitment to peaceful resolution of differences, disputes,'' stated BRICS declaration

Xi called on the BRICS nations to reject the Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation, oppose unilateral sanctions and abuse of sanctions