The 2021 BRICS summit is the thirteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It was the third time that India hosted the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016.[3] The summit was hosted virtually by video conference. The summit was taken virtually from New Delhi, India.

2021 BRICS summit
13th BRICS summit
← 12th 9 September, 2021
(digital format)[1]
14th →
Host countryIndia India
MottoBRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.[2]
CitiesNew Delhi
Participants Brazil
 Russia
 India
 China
 South Africa
ChairNarendra Modi, Prime minister of India
Websitebrics2021.gov.in
Key points
  • Political and Security
  • Economic and Financial
  • Cultural and People to People

Meetings

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India hosted the first meeting of BRICS finance and central bank deputies through video conference. The meeting was co-chaired by Michael Patra, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India and Tarun Bajaj, Secretary Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, India.[4]

Participating leaders

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References

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  1. ^ Bhatia, Rajiv (1 September 2021). "It's time to build BRICS better". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "13TH BRICS SUMMIT INDIA". Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "China Backs India Hosting This Year's BRICS Summit: Official". NDTV. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "India hosts first meeting of BRICS finance and central bank deputies 2021". Times Now News. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

Further reading

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