BRICS Summit likely to denounce Pahalgam attack, echo India's stand against terrorism

The BRICS leaders' declaration which will be unveiled at the grouping's annual summit in Rio de Janeiro is expected to forcefully denounce the Pahalgam terror attack and call for a firm approach to unitedly confront the challenge of terrorism in line with India's expectation.

The formulations in the declaration in reference to terrorism is going to be to our "satisfaction", Dammu Ravi, secretary (economic relations) in the external affairs ministry, said on Monday.

"There is no contradiction in the way the members have come out with their understanding, sympathy and solidarity with India on Pahalgam I think this has been very well captured in the (leaders) declaration



and all the members are very sensitive to this matter," he said.

Ravis also said BRICS is bringing some understanding on how important it is to have alternative mechanisms to do trade and projects in national currencies. "It is a process and we are confident that it will get traction in days to come," he said.

BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia joining in 2025.

After the BRICS summit, PM Modi will also undertake a bilateral visit to Brazil to explore ways to deepen cooperation in areas of defence, trade and energy.