On November 23, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg during the G20 Summit. Modi thanked Ramaphosa for the Summit's hospitality and South Africa's G20 efforts. Both leaders reviewed bilateral ties, expressing satisfaction with cooperation in trade, investment, food security, skill development, mining, and youth exchange. They discussed enhancing cooperation in AI, Digital Public Infrastructure, and critical minerals, welcoming Indian firms in South Africa and agreeing to facilitate mutual investments in infrastructure, technology, innovation, mining, and start-ups. Modi thanked Ramaphosa for the South African cheetah relocation to India and invited him to join the International Big Cat Alliance led by India. They agreed to amplify the voice of the Global South. Modi appreciated South Africa's initiative to hold IBSA leaders meeting, and Ramaphosa assured support for India's BRICS Chairship in 2026. Release ID: 2193136. Visitor Counter: 534.
Key Entities Referenced
G20 Summit: International forum for economic cooperation, referenced in the context of a meeting on its sidelines.
Johannesburg: The location where the meeting between the Prime Minister of India and the President of South Africa took place.
South Africa: Country of the President who met with the Prime Minister, involved in various cooperative efforts mentioned.
International Big Cat Alliance: Alliance led by India, the President of South Africa has been invited to join.
BRICS: Economic bloc of which South Africa has assured support for India's upcoming Chairship in 2026.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister meets with President of South
Africa on the sidelines of G20 Summit in
Johannesburg
Posted On: 23 NOV 2025 2:38PM by PIB Delhi
Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today met H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the
Republic of South Africa in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the G20 Summit. Prime Minister
thanked President Ramaphosa for the warm hospitality and successful conduct of the Summit. He
appreciated South African G20 efforts to take forward and build on decisions arrived during the New
Delhi G20 Summit.
Recalling the historical ties that underpin India - South Africa ties, both leaders reviewed bilateral ties
and expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved in various fields of cooperation, including trade
and investment, food security, skill development, mining, youth exchange and people-to- people ties.
They discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the fields of AI, Digital Public Infrastructure and
critical minerals. The leaders welcomed the growing presence of Indian firms in South Africa and
agreed to facilitate mutual investments, especially in infrastructure, technology, innovation, mining
and start-up sectors. Prime Minister thanked President Ramaphosa for South African cheetah
relocation to India and invited him to join the International Big Cat Alliance led by India.
The leaders agreed to work jointly to amplify the voice of the Global South. In this context, Prime
Minister appreciated the initiative take by South Africa to hold IBSA leaders meeting. President
Ramaphosa assured South Africa’s full support to India’s upcoming Chairship of BRICS in 2026.
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