Highlights of BRICS 2017 summit: From naming LeT, JeM to Xi-Modi meet on Business Standard. India wins campaign against Pakistan based terrorist groups, in BRICS named Pakistan- based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in their joint declaration while calling for comprehensive approach to combating terrorism.
Highlights of brics 2017 summit from naming le t jem to xi modi meet
1. Highlights of BRICS 2017 summit: From naming LeT, JeM
to Xi-Modi meet
PM Modi and Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit on
Tuesday
economy news: In what is being seen as a big victory for India's campaign against Pakistan-
based terrorist groups, BRICS on Monday named Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in their joint declaration while calling for a comprehensive
approach to combating terrorism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had arrived at the Chinese city of Xiamen on Sunday and
attended the BRICS Summit on Monday. According to agency reports, PM Modi and Chinese
President Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday.
Here are 10 things to know about India's participation at the BRICS summit
1) Modi lists out 'Ten Noble Commitments' for BRICS: On Tuesday, ahead of his meeting
with Xi, PM Modi laid down a roadmap for development as he delivered his statement during
the Dialogue of Emerging Markets and Developing Countries at the BRICS summit.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of External affairs, speaking at the session, PM
Modi said that BRICS leadership for global transformation could be achieved through "Ten
Noble Commitments" creating a safer world, creating a greener world, creating an enabled
world, creating an inclusive world, creating a digital world, creating a skilled world, creating
a healthier world, creating an equitable world, creating a connected world, and creating
harmonious world.
2. PM Modi said that India had recently completed its first voluntary review of sustainable
development goals (SDGs). The Prime Minister said that the bedrock of India's development
agenda was based on the notion of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas”.
PM Modi also spoke of India's "long tradition" of partnering with "fellow developing
countries" and mentioned the South Asia Satellite initiative. He added that India's development
partnerships projects were providing water, electricity, roads, healthcare, tele-medicine, and
basic infrastructure in dozens of countries.
"Our no strings attached model of cooperation is driven purely by the requirements and
priorities of our partner countries," the Prime Minister said.
2) First Modi-Xi meet post Doklam: PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday
will hold their first substantive bilateral meeting after the Doklam standoff, which had put ties
between the two countries under strain, according to agency reports....read more