Prime Minister Modi Addresses Key Session on Environment, COP-30, and Global Health at 17th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Modi participated in the BRICS Summit, made his focus on climate justice, green development of India, and the health of the planet. He reaffirmed India's commitment to sustainable growth and assured he would place priority on Global South in the next BRICS leadership in India in 2026. Modi also showed the positive performance of India in the climate action, health projects, and development aid to the Third World.

Context

• The 17th BRICS Summit was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the session on Environment, COP-30 and Global Health. 

• The delegation was all about climate change, sustainable development, and health problems of the world.

Key Details:

India and the Climate Change:

• According to Prime Minister Modi, climate change in India does not only represent an energy challenge but also impacts the context of the bottom-line between life and nature.

• India considers climate justice as an ethical duty and it has achieved considerable progress, including paying early compliance with the Paris agreement.

• He pointed out the efforts of the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, and Mission Life, among others, two of which are also part of India, focusing on remedying the environment with the people-friendly approach in the core of sustainable growth.

Sustainability and World Cooperation:

• Modi emphasized that India is now on the sustainable growth path besides being the fastest-growing large economy.

• He appealed to transfer of technology and cheap finance to developing countries that will assist them resolve climate change and was of great significance to the Framework Declaration on Climate Finance adopted by BRICS.

One Earth, One Health:

• India presented its One Earth, One Health policy under the leadership of Modi, which focuses on the necessity of international collaboration within the context of worldwide health.

• He pointed at the successful use of digital health schemes in India and said he was willing to provide them to Global South countries.

• One of the major outcomes of the summit is the BRICS Partnership to Eliminate Socially Determined Diseases welcomed by Modi.

India as Future BRICS leadership:

• In 2026, India will host the BRICS chairmanship. Modi presented the plan of the Indian presidency, which is based on the people-centered and humanity first policies.

• India will lead a new shape of BRICS and the new name of the acronym will be as follows Building Resilience and Innovation of Cooperation and Sustainability.

17th BRICS 2025 

• Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Date: 6-7 July

• Theme: Strengthening of Global South Cooperation towards inclusive and Sustainable Governance

• In the Rio Declaration, the focus was made on inclusivity, expansion, as well as South-South cooperation.

• Indonesia became a full BRICS member, 11 new partners were added such as; Nigeria, Vietnam, Cuba and Kazakhstan.

• Pay attention to three pillars: the Political-Security, Economic-Financial, and Cultural Cooperation.

• Key launches:

  • Financial Framework of Climate Finance

  • Artificial Intelligence Governance Statement

  • Social diseases partnership in health

Conclusion:

The speech by Prime Minister Modi at the BRICS Summit reconfirmed the desire of India to act in terms of climate change, world health and sustainable growth. His vision of the future leading India in BRICS in the year 2026 as the leader with the resilience to innovate and cooperate is to allow enhancing the voice of the Global South to be given more precedence and invest in the solutions to global challenges where the human aspect is included.