BRICS national security advisors meet virtually |
India`s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attended a virtual BRICS meeting hosted by Chinese NSA Yang Jiechi on June 15. The meeting aimed at strengthening “political and security cooperation” within the five-nation grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. An official statement said “multilateralism and global governance, new threats and challenges to national security, and governance in new domains” were on the agenda for discussions. New Delhi also hosted a border security conference of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) countries, which includes officials from China, Russia, Pakistan and Central Asian countries. The virtual meeting came a week ahead of the BRICS summit to be held on June 24 hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders of Brazil and South Africa.
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