Fact Box:
India-Brazil Relations
- India-Brazil established a strategic partnership in 2006, and sought to deepen it in 2020 by agreeing to an Action Plan to Strengthen the Strategic Partnership.
- The two countries work together in various international forums, including platforms such as BRICS, IBSA, G4, G20, BASIC, as well as the United Nations in the wider multilateral context.
About the Grouping
- G20: The Group of Twenty (G20) is a major international forum for the governments and central bank governors, which aims to discuss and coordinate economic policies.
- The G20 is made up of 19 countries–Argentina, India, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Russia, Turkiye, UK and the US and two regional bodies: the African Union and the European Union.
- BRICS: BRICS is a group of five major emerging economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—focused on enhancing cooperation and dialogue on economic and political issues.
- BASIC: The BASIC countries is a grouping of Brazil, South Africa, India and China.
- G4: The G4 countries—India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan—work together to reform the United Nations Security Council, advocating for increased representation and more effective global governance.
- India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA): The IBSA Dialogue Forum is a tripartite grouping that was established in 2003 to promote cooperation between the three countries
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