Joe Biden Invites 110 Countries For Virtual Summit On Democracy; Excludes China
US President Joe Biden on November 23, officially announced to conduct a virtual summit on democracy ( December 9-10.) Organised for December, countries like India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and 110 countries are invited to the summit. However, allies of the US like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan are not invited. Hungary, Turkey and China are also out of the list. Notably, the State Department Website released the official list.
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Courtesy: The Hindustan Times
BRICS To Celebrate 15th Anniversary Virtually; India To Chair On Sept 9
The MEA confirmed that PM Modi will chair the BRICS Summit on September 9 through video conferencing. The theme for the 15th anniversary of the association is "BRICS@15: Intra BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation, & consensus". India, be the chair has drafted four priority areas for discussion that includes, counter-terrorism, multilateral system, achieving SDGs, and enhance people exchanges. BRICS was formed in 2006, with… read-more
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Courtesy: ANI