PM Modi likely to attend BRICS summit next week in Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to go on a five-nation tour next week to attend the BRICS summit in Brazil and to enhance India's ties with four other nations, people familiar with the matter told news agency PTI on Thursday.

Apart from Brazil, PM Modi is set to visit Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and Namibia, they said. However, there is no official announcement yet on PM Modi's planned trip.

The main focus of the trip will be his visit to the



Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to participate in the BRICS summit on July 6 and 7.

BRICS brings together 11 major emerging economies of the world, representing around 49.5 per cent of the global population, around 40 per cent of the global GDP and around 26 per cent of the global trade.

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.