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PM Modi holds

bilateral talks with

global leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with South
African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Canadian Prime
Minister Mark Carney, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia
Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Global Institutions Are Far From
21st-Century Realities agrees IBSA
IBSA (India, Brazil, and South Africa) is not just a
group of three countries; it is an important platform
connecting three continents, three major democratic India-South Africa
powers, and three large economies. All three The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and
countries agreed that global institutions are far from expressed satisfaction with progress in various
21st-century realities. None of the three countries is areas of cooperation, including trade and
a permanent member of the United Nations Security investment, food security, skills development,
Council. This clearly demonstrates that global mining, youth, and people-to-people ties. They
institutions do not represent today’s world. discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the areas
Therefore, IBSA must unanimously send a message of artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure,
to the entire world that institutional reform is no and critical minerals. Prime Minister Modi thanked
longer an option, but a necessity. This year, IBSA was President Ramaphosa for the relocation of South
chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da African cheetahs to India and invited him to join
Silva. At the meeting, Prime Minister Modi noted the India-led International Big Cat Alliance.
that the first meeting of the National Security
Advisors of the three countries was held in 2021
under India’s IBSA chairmanship. The three
countries can institutionalize this to strengthen
security cooperation. On counter-terrorism, the
Prime Minister emphasized the need for strong
coordination, saying that there should be no room India will host the AI Impact
for double standards when fighting terrorism.
Technology plays a vital role in ensuring human- Summit in February 2026, with the
centric development. PM Modi proposed the theme: For the welfare of all, for the
establishment of an ‘IBSA Digital Innovation
Alliance’ to facilitate the sharing of digital public well-being of all. India has invited
infrastructure like UPI, health platforms like CoWIN, G-20 countries to participate.
a cybersecurity framework, and women-led
technology initiatives among the three countries.

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