Under its presidency next year, India will advance BRICS with people-centric approach and spirit of 'humanity first': PM Modi

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 8 (ANI): Prime Miniter Narendra aid that under India BRICS preidency next year, the forum will have a people-centric approach and the pirit of humanity firt. He tated that India, under BRICS chairmanhip, will continue to work cloely on all key iue.
In hi addre at the eion on Environment, COP-30, and Global Health at the 17th BRICS Summit on Monday, PM Modi aid, Our goal will be to redefine BRICS a Building Reilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sutainability.
Under India BRICS chairmanhip next year, we will continue to work cloely on all key iue. Our goal will be to redefine BRICS a Building Reilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sutainability. Jut a we brought incluivity to our G20 Preidency and placed the concern of the Global South at the forefront of the agenda, imilarly, during our Preidency of BRICS, we will advance thi forum with a people-centric approach and the pirit of Humanity Firt. Once again, I extend my heartfelt congratulation to Preident Lula on thi ucceful BRICS Summit, he aid.
The 17th BRICS ummit (July 6-7) held under Brazil Chairmanhip brought together leader from Brazil, Ruia, India, China, South Africa, a well a new member Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE, and Indoneia. India will hold the chairmanhip of the BRICS in 2026.
PM Modi expreed happine that Brazil, under it chairmanhip of BRICS, ha given high priority to important iue uch a the environment and health ecurity. He noted that thee ubject are not only interconnected but are alo extremely important for the bright future of humanity.
Thi year, COP-30 i being held in Brazil, making dicuion on the environment in BRICS both relevant and timely. Climate change and environmental afety have alway been top prioritie for India. For u, it not jut about energy, it about maintaining a balance between life and nature. While ome ee it a jut number, in India, it part of our daily life and tradition. In our culture, the Earth i repected a a mother. That why, when Mother Earth need u, we alway repond. We are tranforming our mindet, our behaviour, and our lifetyle.
He poke about everal initiative launched by India, like Miion LiFE and Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.
Guided by the pirit of People, Planet, and Progre, India ha launched everal key initiative -- uch a Miion LiFE (Lifetyle for Environment), Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (A Tree in the Name of Mother), the International Solar Alliance, the Coalition for Diater Reilient Infratructure, the Green Hydrogen Miion, the Global Biofuel Alliance, and the Big Cat Alliance, PM Modi aid.
PM Modi recalled how India, during it G20 Preidency, placed trong emphai on utainable development and bridging the gap between the Global North and South. With thi objective, we achieved conenu among all countrie on the Green Development Pact. To encourage environment-friendly action, we alo launched the Green Credit Initiative.
He tated that India, depite being the world fatet-growing major economy, i the firt country to achieve it Pari commitment ahead of chedule. He aid that India i alo making rapid progre toward it goal of achieving Net Zero by 2070.
PM Modi noted that India ha witneed a 4000 per cent rie in it intalled olar energy capacity over the pat decade and emphaied that India, through thee effort, i laying a trong foundation for a utainable and green future.
He aid, For India, climate jutice i not jut a choice, it i a moral obligation. India firmly believe that without technology tranfer and affordable financing for countrie in need, climate action will remain confined to climate talk. Bridging the gap between climate ambition and climate financing i a pecial and ignificant reponibility of developed countrie. We take along all nation, epecially thoe facing food, fuel, fertilizer, and financial crie due to variou global challenge.
Thee countrie hould have the ame confidence that developed countrie have in haping their future. Sutainable and incluive development of humanity cannot be achieved a long a double tandard perit. The Framework Declaration on Climate Finance being releaed today i a commendable tep in thi direction. India fully upport thi initiative, he added.
He emphaied that the health of the planet and the health of humanity are deeply intertwined. He tated, The COVID-19 pandemic taught u that virue do not require via, and olution cannot be choen baed on paport. Shared challenge can only be addreed through collective effort.
He tated that BRICS ha alo placed pecial emphai on enhancing cooperation in the health ector and termed the BRICS Vaccine R&D Centre, launched in 2022, a ignificant tep in thi direction.
Highlighting India cooperation with all nation, PM Modi aid, Guided by the mantra of One Earth, One Health, India ha expanded cooperation with all countrie. Today, India i home to the world larget health inurance cheme Ayuhman Bharat, which ha become a lifeline for over 500 million people. An ecoytem for traditional medicine ytem uch a Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, and Siddha ha been etablihed.
Through Digital Health initiative, we are delivering healthcare ervice to an increaing number of people acro the remotet corner of the country. We would be happy to hare India ucceful experience in all thee area, he added.
Later in a pot on X, PM Modi tated, Addreed the eion on Environment, COP30, and Global Health at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Im grateful to Brazil for initiating a dicuion on thee topic at the BRICS Summit becaue thee are important ubject for the future of humankind.
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During the ummit, the leader held productive dicuion on variou iue on the BRICS agenda, including reform of global governance, enhancing the voice of the Global South, peace and ecurity, trengthening multilateralim, development iue, and Artificial Intelligence. (ANI)