BRICS summit declaration expected to denounce Pahalgam terror attack

MAY CALL FOR UNITED FIGHT AGAINST TERROR REFLECTING INDIA'S POSITION

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: The BRICS leaders' declaration to be unveiled at the grouping's annual summit in Rio de Janeiro is set to forcefully denounce the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and call for a firm approach to unitedly confront the challenge of terrorism in line with India's expectation.

The formulations in the declaration in reference to terrorism is going to be to our "satisfaction," Dammu Ravi, secretary (economic relations) in the external affairs ministry said on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the summit in the Brazilian city on July 6 and 7. India will be the grouping's chair for the next year.

The Prime Minister is travelling to Brazil and four other nations -- Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and Namibia -- from July 2-9. The focus of the tour is to shore up bilateral cooperation in areas of critical minerals, defence and security, trade, digital public infrastructure and energy.