BRICS Summit Live Updates: First in-person, after three consecutive years of virtual meetings due to Covid pandemic

This marks the first in-person BRICS Summit following a sequence of three consecutive years of virtual gatherings due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The alliance of BRICS, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, unites five prominent developing nations that collectively account for 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP, and 16 per cent of the global trade. PM Modi arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday on a three-day trip encompassing visits to South Africa and Greece.