BRICS

ISL-3: Match on schedule, have asked police to provide security, says Goa CM

Police had maintained that they were already short-staffed due to BRICS-related sanitising and security procedures.

Oct 07, 2016, 19:26 PM IST

World powers 'misuse' World Bank, IMF: BRICS bank exec

Europe and the United States have "misused" the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for their own ends, according to an executive at a new bank launched by major developing countries.

Oct 05, 2016, 22:31 PM IST

Ignoring BRICS is ignoring turn of history: Shashi Tharoor

BRICS is an alternative forum standing up to the dominant communities shaping the world policies and ignoring the BRICS bloc is ignoring the turn of the history, said Shashi Tharoor, MP and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.

Oct 03, 2016, 23:15 PM IST

BRICS events this month to deepen economic ties among 5 nations

The 5-nation BRICS group will hold 3 major events here this month, including a trade fair and a business forum meeting, to deepen economic engagement, the Commerce Ministry said Monday.

Oct 03, 2016, 15:43 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils BRICS U-17 football trophy

The tournament aims at taking the ongoing interaction and cohesion amongst the BRICS nations to a new level of exchange between the youth of these countries in the field of sports.

Oct 01, 2016, 20:14 PM IST

Post 2008, financial markets gone beyond regulatory control: Sinha

Emphasising the need for better coordination among financial regulators globally, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha on Tuesday said markets have gone beyond the control of policymakers post 2008 credit crisis.

Sep 27, 2016, 16:01 PM IST

Trade unions to boycott BRICS Labour Ministers meet

The 2-day BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting will commence on Tuesday but the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) have decided to boycott the event.

Sep 26, 2016, 19:11 PM IST

Manohar Parrikar, Rajnath Singh meet to discuss Kashmir, BRICS Summit

Presidents of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BRICS meeting.

Sep 23, 2016, 17:20 PM IST

India seeks BRICS' cooperation to meet shortfall of pulses

Faced with shortage in production of pulses and oilseeds, India on Friday sought cooperation from BRICS nations to meet the domestic demand.

 

Sep 23, 2016, 13:47 PM IST

BRICS NSAs meet PM Modi

The National Security Advisors (NSAs) from BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.

Sep 16, 2016, 00:31 AM IST

BRICS members agree to deny terrorists access to finance

The meeting deliberated on security issues such as counter-terrorism, cyber security and energy security, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

Sep 15, 2016, 20:01 PM IST

BRICS nations discuss counter-terrorism, cyber and energy security

 BRICS High Representatives responsible for national security met here on Thursday and discussed issues of counter-terrorism, cyber security and energy security among others ahead of the BRICS Summit next month in Goa.

Sep 15, 2016, 19:18 PM IST

Services, trade-barriers to figure in BRICS Trade Ministers meet

Non-tariff barriers, ways to promote services sector and cooperation in intellectual property rights (IPRs) are the key issues to be discussed in the meeting of trade ministers of BRICS on October 13 here.

Sep 11, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

BRICS nations should shape international agenda: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the five BRICS nations are an influential voice in international discourse and it is their shared responsibility to shape the international agenda.

Sep 04, 2016, 10:27 AM IST

PM Modi to visit Vietnam today; attend G-20 meet in China

India's ONGC Videsh Limited is engaged in oil exploration projects in Vietnam for over three decades and there may be announcements about new projects in the sector .

Sep 02, 2016, 07:22 AM IST

BRICS Employment Working Group to meet on July 27-28

The BRICS Employment Working Group's first two-day meet will begin on July 27 in Hyderabad with focus on shaping the agenda for labour and employment in these emerging economies.

Jul 25, 2016, 20:47 PM IST

FM Jaitley to attend first AIIB annual meeting at Beijing

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be leaving for Beijing later in the week to attend the first meeting of the Board of Governors of the USD 100-billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Jun 21, 2016, 20:14 PM IST

Brazil's political crisis will test BRICS capability: China

Beijing: Brazil's interim President Michel Temer's major policy shift has posed a test to the capability of BRICS as the new government has relegated cooperation with the five-nation bloc to "secondary place", Chinese state media said today.

Jun 13, 2016, 12:42 PM IST

Brazil's political crisis will test BRICS capability: China

Brazil always valued its cooperative relations with other BRICS countries after the birth of the bloc in 2009. 

Jun 13, 2016, 11:30 AM IST

India is a “lower-middle-income” country for World Bank

The World Bank has dropped the use of developing nation tag for India in its specialised reports and instead classifies it as a "lower-middle-income" economy in South Asia, a top official has said.

Jun 03, 2016, 14:57 PM IST