It is the pomp, the show and as Prime Minister Modi put it, "sowing of seeds of friendship" halfway across the globe.
Modi's attempt is to win over the Latin-American nations with a view at the strategic perspective but also to increase bilateral trade. Now, the host of the sixth BRICS Summit, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, hosted Modi in Brasilia during the Summit.
The Brazilian President, in a special gesture, received Prime Minister Modi with full military honours at the Presidential Palace before their meeting over breakfast.
Prime Minister Modi described the sixth Summit hosted by Brazil as a historic one, which had produced two important agreements — the New Development Bank and the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement.
The two leaders also agreed to work together in international fora and multilateral institutions, including the G20. As leaders of G4 countries, Prime Minister Modi and President Rousseff called for urgent progress on reforms of the United Nations, including the Security Council, by the time of the 70th anniversary of the UN in 2015.
Prime Minister Modi expressed hope that he would be able to return to Brazil on a full bilateral visit soon and invited President Roussef to visit India. Modi noted that Gujarat had emerged as a prime driver of India's economic relations with Brazil.
President Rousseff emphasised the special place the Gujarat relationship enjoyed in Brazil's foreign policy, because of the potential for bilateral cooperation and the international significance of their partnership. She congratulated Prime Minister Modi for his impressive victory in the general election and wished him success for India's progress and development.
Modi and Rousseff recalled the historical and cultural ties between the two countries, despite the distance, including the Gir cows that were brought to Brazil from India and the textiles and the fruits that came from India to Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The two leaders agreed to take steps to further expand and diversify trade and investment flows and deepen cooperation in agriculture and dairy science, conventional and renewable energy, space research and application, defence, cyber security and environment conservation.
Agreements between India and Brazil
MoU on environment cooperation
Implementing an arrangement establishing cooperation for a Brazilian Earth Station for receiving, processing data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellites
MoU on cooperation in the establishment of a consultation mechanism on mobility and consular issues
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