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Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has said that the Prime Minister's schedule is still being developed. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to South Africa and Greece, Kwatra, in a special press briefing said, "As I mentioned in my remarks, the host country South Africa has invited a large number of guest countries, besides of course the BRICS members who would be present there." "The Prime Minister's schedule in terms of bilateral meetings with those leaders who would be present in South Africa is still being developed," Kwatra said.

BRICS and use of national currency are among key agendas of the discussion in the 15th BRICS Summit beginning here from Tuesday, India's BRICS Sherpa Dammu Ravi told in an interview. The 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service, who is currently serving as Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said, «There are many issues that will be discussed in the Summit, including next expansion of Brics on the agenda and use of national currency for trading and economic activity amongst the BRICS member countries.» «As far as the agenda is concerned, there are many issues that are being discussed and also reported mostly the next expansion item on the agenda.

BRICS grouping, a senior Indian diplomat has said. The remarks by Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, came as he addressed business leaders and diplomats representing countries across Africa and South America at a gathering hosted by the India Business Forum of South Africa on the periphery of the BRICS Summit starting here on Wednesday. The theme of the seminar was «Harnessing Synergies: India-Africa Cooperation for Prosperity in the BRICS — African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA) Landscape.» Ravi described the «unfinished business» of the 20th century as moving away from the fight for freedom and independence from colonial rule to economic prosperity as the priority in the 21st century.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others the day before. «I am sure our soldiers will respond to Russia for this terrorist attack. Respond tangibly,» Zelenskyy said in a video address published in the early hours of Sunday at the end of a visit to Sweden, his first foreign trip since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania last month.

Amid the ongoing preparation for the G20 Leaders' Summit in Delhi in September, the international summit can affect the operation of some schools and colleges. According to media reports, some schools and colleges may be advised to switch to online mode or remain shut due to the summit. To manage traffic movement and utilise private infrastructure, the Delhi government might declare September 8 (Friday) as a holiday.

Narendra Modi is reportedly scheduled to travel to Indonesia for the East Asia Summit and the India-ASEAN Summit next month. Mint looks at India’s ties with ASEAN countries.

China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week's summit of the BRICS nations in Johannesburg, to be followed by a state visit to South Africa

Also read: 'PM Modi govt, UP CM Yogi Adityanath are on target': Mumbai's traffic control room receives threating messages Following this, the Chief Minister conducted an inspection of the ongoing construction work at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex and will actively participate in other scheduled events. Subsequently, after spending a duration of two hours in Ayodhya, CM Yogi will make his way back to Lucknow.

G20 summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The G20 Health Ministers’ meeting under G20 India Presidency is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 17-19 August. Earlier on Friday, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO praised India for advancing health coverage and schemes.

BRICS Summit in South Africa between August 22-24 will see the largest gathering so far at an event of the bloc, with the hosts inviting more than 60 countries, enabling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a series of meetings including with some of the African leaders on the sidelines of the Summit. Prospective new members of BRICS have been invited to the summit that will focus on BRICS expansion among other issues, ET has learnt. The PM's presence will give a major push to India's Global South agenda and its African outreach.

Prime Minister Modi reiterated the commitment to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, including realising the full potential of Chabahar Port as a connectivity hub. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that the India-Iran relationship is underpinned by close historic and civilisational connections, including strong people-to-people contact.

BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month. Here are some key facts about the summit.

Bollywood films were shot here till the '80s, is returning. More than 300 films have been shot here. Today, SAB TV has started the serial ‘Pashmina’ from here and I wish them the best," he added.

Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday spoke about key trends happening in India that are of interest to startups. The Minister said the centre of gravity of tech which used to be in a few countries and around a few companies is now moving to open-source systems and startups are disrupting the normal. “Three trends are happening that are of interest to start ups today in the innovation economy," Chandrasekhar said during the inaugural ceremony of the two-day G20-Digital Innovation Alliance summit in Bengaluru.

Ajit K Doval and China's foreign minister Wang Yi are believed to be in touch over the disengagement of frontline troops at the two remaining points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and are said to be discussing the future of political engagement ahead of the Brics and G20 summits. Doval and Wang have been in communication over the unresolved issues along the LAC since their meeting last month in South Africa on the sidelines of the Brics Summit, ET has reliably learnt.

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News18 has reported citing local sources. The five star hotels which is reportedly to host the top dignitaries of the world include Taj Mahal, Taj Palace, Maurya Sheraton, Le Meridien, Shangri-La, Imperial, Oberoi, Leela, sources told the daily. Speaking about where the top leaders will be staying, top sources told News18 that US president Joe Biden is likely to stay at ITC Maurya whereas Chinese President Xi Jinping at Taj Palace.

India and China held positive and constructive talks to resolve the border dispute, a statement issued by the Indian Army said on Tuesday. During the corps commander level talks on Sunday and Monday, both sides agreed that a resolution to the disputes on the Line of Actual Control should be expedited. The 19th round of India-China corps commander level meeting was held on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point.

India's G20 presidency had introduced the country's capabilities and diversity to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday and asserted that the country is becoming a «voice of the Global South». In his address to the nation on the 77th Independence Day, he also said that India's small towns may be small in size or population, but in having hopes and aspirations, they are «not less than anyone». Modi also recalled his visit last year to Bali, where India was handed over the G20 presidency by Indonesia.

G20 Summit in Bali, developed countries of the world wanted to know the intricacies of the Digital India success story. He said that digital innovation in India is not limited to the top cities of the country like Delhi, Mumbai or Chennai but has reached the youth even in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

India on Monday pressed for early disengagement of troops in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh during a fresh round of high-level military talks with China, people familiar with the matter said. The Indian delegation at the 19th round of Corps Commander-level talks especially called for the resolution of issues in Depsang Plains and Demchok, they said. The talks took place at the Chushul-Moldo border point on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the region.