{"id":17106,"date":"2016-10-24T12:12:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T12:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=17106"},"modified":"2016-10-24T12:12:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T12:12:16","slug":"8th-brics-summit-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/8th-brics-summit-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"8th BRICS Summit-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: 8th BRICS Summit was organised in which of the following country?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) India<br \/>\n(b) China<br \/>\n(c) Brazil<br \/>\n(d) Russia<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit during its Chairmanship which was held on 15-16 October 2016 in Goa.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It may be recalled that the Fourth BRICS Summit was held in 2012 at New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The theme of India\u2019s BRICS Chairmanship is \u201cBuilding Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions\u201d.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit was attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit discussed to enhance cooperation in economic fields among the member States.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of the summit, 109 point Goa Declaration was released by the leaders.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leaders condemned terrorism in all its forms and stressed that there could be no justification for such acts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leaders called upon all nations to adopt a comprehensive approach in combating terrorism.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">BRICS nations reaffirmed the commitment to increase the effectiveness of the UN counter-terrorism framework.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">They condemned the recent attacks against some BRICS countries, including the Uri terror attack in India.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Goa Declaration called for the need for reforms of the UN, including its Security Council, to increase representation of developing countries.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leaders of BRICS nations appreciated the progress in the implementation of the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership and emphasised the importance of the BRICS Roadmap for Trade, Economic and Investment Cooperation until 2020.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leaders welcomed the adoption of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals and reiterated determination to use all policy tools to achieve the goal of sustainable and inclusive growth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five-nation group of emerging economies BRICS has agreed to set up an independent BRICS Rating Agency in its efforts to challenge Western hegemony in the world of finance.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">At present there are three global agencies (S&amp;P, Fitch, Moody\u2019s) based in western countries account for 90% of the rating market.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ninth BRICS Summit will be hosted by China in 2017. In 2015, the seventh BRICS summit was held from 8 to 9 July in the Russian city of Ufa in Bashkortostan.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was established in 2009. Originally it was known as BRIC before the inclusion of South Africa in 2011.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first formal summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The BRICS members are all developing or newly industrialised countries and all five are G-20 members.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">They are distinguished by their large, fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional and global affairs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of 2015, the five BRICS countries represent over 3.6 billion people, or half of the world population; all five members are in the top 25 of the world by population, and four are in the top 10.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five nations have a combined nominal GDP of US$16.6 trillion, equivalent to approximately 22% of the gross world product, combined GDP (PPP) of around US$37 trillion and an estimated US$4 trillion in combined foreign reserves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/brics2016.gov.in\/content\/innerpage\/8th-summit.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/brics2016.gov.in\/content\/innerpage\/8th-summit.php<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151706\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pib.nic.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151706<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl\/27491\/Goa+Declaration+at+8th+BRICS+Summit\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl\/27491\/Goa+Declaration+at+8th+BRICS+Summit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: 8th BRICS Summit was organised in which of the following country? (a) India (b) China (c) Brazil (d) Russia Ans: (a) Related facts: India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit during its Chairmanship which was held on 15-16 October 2016 in Goa. 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