- The 5th edition of BRICS Industry Minister’s Summit was held through video conferencing. From the India side, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash addressed the meeting.
- Highlights,
- In the meeting, they discussed to boost cooperation in areas of 5G, Artificial Intelligence, and Industrial Internet.
- The meeting also adopted a Joint Declaration to commence the implementation of the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR). Its objective to extend BRICS cooperation in the fields of digitalization, industrialization, and innovation.
- About BRICS,
- BRICS is an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It was formed in 2009.
Published On : 28 Aug 2020
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