Question : Who chaired the BRICS Summit 2021?
(a) Vladimir Putin
(b) Jair Bolsonaro
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Cyril Ramaphosa
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually.
- The theme of the Summit, chosen by India, was, BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.
- The Summit saw the participation of all other BRICS Leaders – President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jin ping of China, and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
- Prime Minister Modi stressed the need for accelerating ‘build-back’ by enhancing speed and accessibility of vaccination.
- Important regional and global issues have been also discussed including recent developments in Afghanistan.
- All the BRICS partners agreed to accelerate implementation of the BRICS Action Plan on Counter-Terrorism.
- Note :
- The head quarter of BRICS is in Shanghai, China.
- BRICS started in 2001 as BRIC, an acronym coined by Goldman Sachs and South Africa was added in 2010.
BY: AMIT GUPTA