- The summit was held in a virtual manner and the dignitaries participated via video conference in the summit.
- The theme of the summit was: ‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus.’
- BRICS Leaders namely: President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jinping of China, and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa participated in the summit.
- PM Modi expressed his gratitude towards BRICS members for cooperating with India during its ongoing BRICS Chairmanship.
- He mentioned to boost the cooperation among BRICS nations with the motto of 'Build-back Resiliently, Innovatively, Credibly and Sustainably'.
- He mentioned the need to speed up 'build-back' by speeding up vaccination, resilience creation through the pharma sector, innovation using digital tools for the public good, reforms in multilateral institutions, and solving issues related to climate change.
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following chaired the 13th BRICS Summit?
a. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b. President Ram Nath Kovind
c. S Jaishankar
d. Anurag Thakur
a. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
b. President Ram Nath Kovind
c. S Jaishankar
d. Anurag Thakur
