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 India as its founding member.