India has pitched for a greater cooperation with the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations on security and counter terrorism issues, faced rampantly by the international community. Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh has said that all the five nations have reached significant understanding and steadily expanded its agenda from only concerning the financial matters to the matters of security and counter terrorism.
VK Singh has said that India attached its utmost importance to all the BRICS nations and will continue to work closely with all partners with mutual trust, respect and transparency to further enhance bonds. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid special emphasis on people to people exchanges in the BRICS process. He added that PM has repeatedly underscored the importance of BRICS in the international arena and stressed the importance of intra BRICS cooperation.
Emphasizing on the significant influence, Singh said that India and China wield on crucial global matters and the two countries must look ahead to enhance cooperation among BRICS nations. He also said that Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and other multilateral frameworks should promote peace and stability in the Asian region as well as the world at large.