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India On A Mission To Eradicate Poverty: Modi At BRICS Summit:- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded trust in people-to-people exchanges on Monday saying that such intermingling builds stronger ties, deepens understanding.  

Addressing the Plenary Session at the 9th annual BRICS summit at Xiamen in China, Modi said India is all geared to eradicate poverty and implement sanitation, better health facilities, education and food security.

“We are in mission-mode to eradicate poverty; to ensure health, sanitation, skills, food security, gender equality, energy, education,” the PM said.

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The Prime Minister, referring to women empowerment programmes, said the schemes are productivity multipliers to mainstream women in nation building. Modi at the summit focused on the areas India caters to. He cited culture, environment, agriculture, Information and Communication Technology as its areas of concern.  

A strong partnership among member nations on innovation and digital economy can help spur growth, promote transparency and support the sustainable development goals, said the Prime Minister. The need to accelerate track of cooperation in smart cities, urbanization and disaster management was also emphasized by him. He also stressed on the importance of co-operation to garner peace and development. Modi, hailing the BRICS initiative, said to provide stability and development in a world heading towards uncertainty, the summit offers a robust framework.

The Prime Minister, underlining the importance of renewable energy, added that in the coming years, the easy access to sustainable energy should be realized. “Affordable, reliable & sustainable access to energy is crucial for development of our nations,” the PM said.

He also called for the formation of a BRICS rating agency to cater to financing needs of sovereign and corporate entities of developing countries. Modi while upholding Indian democratic values at the BRICS Plenary Session, also said that trade and economy provides the foundation to worldwide cooperation. To help nations come closer, the Central Banks must strengthen their capabilities and promote co-operation between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, added Modi.

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