BRICS Summit 2020: PM Narendra Modi Targets Pakistan, Says ‘Countries Supporting Terrorism Must Be Held Accountable Chinese President Xi Jinping Shares Platform

“Terrorism is the biggest problem facing the world today. We have to ensure that the countries that support and assist the terrorists are held accountable, and this problem is tackled in an organised manner.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while participating in the virtual BRICS leaders' summit, targeted Pakistan in a veiled manner. With Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin listening to his remarks, Modi, while addressing the 12th BRICS summit hosted by Russia, called upon the conglomerate to seek accountability from countries supporting terrorism. Calling the theme ‘Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth’ not only relevant but also far sighted, Modi said questions are being raised on the credibility of the global institutions. PM Modi stressed on the need for urgent reforms in the United Nations to ensure that the organisation remains relevant. PM Modi stressed on the need for urgent reforms in the United Nations to ensure that the organisation remains relevant. He emphasised on reform of institutions like IMF, WTO, WHO to gain credibility. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his government’s flagship Atmanirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India campaign on the BRICS platform. Earlier, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had shared the platform on November 10 at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, where Modi had said that all member nations of the SCO should respect each other’s sovereignty & territorial integrity.