Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders’ Meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. He held discussions with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. PM Modi also joined the third G20 session focused on “A Fair and Just Future for All,” addressing critical minerals, decent work, and artificial intelligence.
IBSA, established in 2003, is a trilateral forum connecting three major democracies and emerging economies—India, Brazil, and South Africa. The platform promotes South-South cooperation and collaboration on political, economic, and social issues.
PM Modi noted that the meeting was significant as it coincided with the first-ever G20 Summit held on African soil and followed four consecutive G20 presidencies by Global South nations, including three by IBSA members.
On the sidelines, PM Modi met key global leaders including Cyril Ramaphosa, Japan’s Sanae Taka, Canada’s Mark Carney, and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni.
The South African G20 presidency focused on themes of solidarity, equality, sustainability, disaster resilience, debt relief, and a just energy transition. The summit concluded with calls for stronger global cooperation and sustainable development.
