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The Hindu
5 hours ago
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- The Hindu
PM Modi at BRICS in Brazil LIVE: Modi to have bilateral engagements with several world leaders
The BRICS Leaders' Declaration, adopted at the summit in the Brazilian city on Sunday (July 6, 2025), reflected India's key concerns, especially on cross-border terrorism and global governance reforms.. Noting that the Global South has often faced 'double standards', the Prime Minister called for a greater role for the developing world in international decision-making, speaking at the BRICS session on 'Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Sunday (July 6, 2025) discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, traditional medicine and digital public infrastructure during a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit. According to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders also exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building. Follow the live updates below
Hindustan Times
13 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
PM Modi and Cuban President discuss ties in Pharma and, UPI on sidelines of BRICS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Sunday discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, traditional medicine and digital public infrastructure during a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit. Both leaders exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building.(@MEAIndia/X) According to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders also exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building. The two leaders agreed to work on issues of concern to the global South, including in the areas of health, pandemics and climate change. They appreciated the cooperation between the two countries in the multilateral arena, the statement added. "PM Narendra Modi met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez of Cuba on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X. He posted, "Both leaders exchanged views on various facets of India-Cuba relationship including in the areas of economic cooperation, biotechnology, pharma, Ayurveda and traditional medicine, Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI, disaster management, and capacity building."
India Gazette
14 hours ago
- Business
- India Gazette
Cuba President meets PM Modi, expresses interest in India's Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. During the meeting, Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India's Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI. During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties in the areas of economic cooperation, development partnership, fintech, capacity building, science and technology, disaster management and healthcare, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement. In a statement, MEA stated, 'Acknowledging India's expertise in the digital domain, President Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India's Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI. Prime Minister conveyed appreciation for Cuba's recognition of Ayurveda and extended support for integrating Ayurveda into Cuba's public health system. Prime Minister proposed Cuba's recognition of Indian pharmacopoeia, which will lead to access to Indian generic medicines.' PM Modi and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez agreed to work on issues of concern to the Global South, including those in the areas of health, pandemics, and climate change. They appreciated the cooperation between the two countries in the multilateral arena. The meeting between the two leaders comes after their earlier meeting during the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2023, where Cuba was a special invitee. In a post on X, PM Modi stated, 'It was wonderful to meet President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez of Cuba. In our talks, we covered a wide range of subjects. Economic relations between our nations have a lot of potential to grow in the coming times. Equally promising are sectors like technology, healthcare and energy. The growing acceptance of Ayurveda in Cuba is surely a great thing. We even discussed ways to strengthen disaster management apparatus.' The BRICS Summit, hosted by Brazil, brought together leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, as well as new members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE, and Indonesia during the event. Earlier, PM Modi, along with other leaders, participated in the traditional family photo session at the Museum of Modern Art in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. The photo showed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, PM Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, along with leaders and representatives of other member countries. (ANI)
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Business Standard
14 hours ago
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- Business Standard
PM Modi meets Cuban President, discusses pharma, UPI at Brics Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Sunday discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, traditional medicine and digital public infrastructure during a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th Brics Summit. According to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders also exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building. The two leaders agreed to work on issues of concern to the global South, including in the areas of health, pandemics and climate change. They appreciated the cooperation between the two countries in the multilateral arena, the statement added. "PM Narendra Modi met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez of Cuba on the sidelines of the 17th Brics Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X. He posted, "Both leaders exchanged views on various facets of India-Cuba relationship including in the areas of economic cooperation, biotechnology, pharma, Ayurveda and traditional medicine, Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI, disaster management, and capacity building. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Deccan Herald
15 hours ago
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- Deccan Herald
PM Modi meets Cuban President; discuss ties in pharma, UPI on sidelines of BRICS
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