NEW DELHI: A day after China, the current chair of the BRICS, indicated “widening” of the five-nation grouping during its summit later this year, India today said it awaits details of the Chinese suggestion.
Maintaining that BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China) is an important platform, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said, “We await details of the Chinese suggestion.”
He was replying to a query on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s comments in Beijing yesterday that the grouping will build a platform for “south-south” cooperation, exploring a ‘BRICS-plus’ model by holding talks with other developing countries to establish a more extensive partnership.
“We will widen the circle of friends and turn BRICS into the most-influential platform for south-south cooperation in the world,” Wang had said.
Baglay also noted that every BRICS Chair in its turn has arranged outreach alongside BRICS events and brought a flavor of its geography to the participants.
India had chaired the BRICS summit last year in Goa and also held BIMSTEC meet as part of its outreach event.
This year’s summit is scheduled to be held in September in the southeastern Xiamen city of China. (AGENCIES
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