New delhi: BRICS pledges to strengthen the negotiation capacity of officials and young professionals from the Global South to enhance developing countries’ participation in global governance. Shri Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary of Economic Relations in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, made this announcement while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Dalela stated that the initiative was among the proposals presented by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Leaders’ Summit. The program aims to support capacity building for officials and young professionals, particularly in new and emerging areas of technology and global governance.
He emphasized that the initiative is part of India’s broader effort to ensure that BRICS cooperation translates into practical outcomes for developing countries. “The focus is on practical cooperation and development-oriented outcomes,” Dalela remarked.
Dalela further noted that BRICS leaders reiterated their commitment to strengthening multilateralism and making global governance institutions more representative, inclusive, effective, and responsive. They also endorsed comprehensive reforms of the UN, including the Security Council, as well as reforms of the international financial architecture to provide developing countries and the Global South with a stronger voice in international decision-making.
Additionally, Dalela highlighted that India’s BRICS Chairship had involved more than 350 physical and virtual meetings across thematic clusters, ministerial meetings, working groups, business engagements, and people-centered activities. The chairship has sought to involve governments, industry, academia, youth, civil society, and communities across India.