Future of New Delhi-Brasilia ties uncertain |
Apparently, the outcome of the recent New Delhi summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva looks poised to usher in a new era in Indo-Brazilian relations. It is believed that the summit focused on strengthening multifaceted cooperation between the two nations across diverse sectors, including trade, critical minerals, defense, energy, digital technology, and mutual investment. It witnessed the exchange of three MoUs between the two governments. They are related to (1) digital partnership (2) rare earth and critical minerals, and (3) mining.
An official document claims India-Brazil cooperation has prospered ever since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 1948. During India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s visit to Brazil in September 1968, she met then Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva and........