On November 23, 2023, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted by the President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, and attended by the President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Prime Minister noted the meeting coincided with the first G20 Summit on African soil and marked the culmination of four consecutive G20 presidencies by Global South countries, resulting in initiatives focussed on human-centric development, multilateral reform, and sustainable growth. The Prime Minister emphasized IBSA as a platform connecting three continents, three major democratic nations, and three major economies. He called on IBSA to send a strong message for reform of global governance institutions, particularly the UN Security Council, and emphasized close coordination on counter-terrorism. Highlighting technology's role, he proposed an 'IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance' for sharing Digital Public Infrastructure. The Prime Minister invited IBSA leaders to the AI Impact Summit to be held in India next year, highlighted cooperation opportunities, and proposed IBSA Fund for Climate Resilient Agriculture to advance South-South cooperation. The Prime Minister's full speech can be found [here]. Release ID: 2193135, Visitor Counter: 791. The release is available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Posted by PIB Delhi at 2:33 PM.
Key Entities Referenced
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA): A trilateral grouping of India, Brazil, and South Africa.
Johannesburg: Location of the IBSA Leaders' Meeting.
IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance: Proposed alliance to facilitate sharing of Digital Public Infrastructure like UPI, health platforms like CoWIN, cybersecurity frameworks and women-led tech initiatives among the three IBSA countries.
IBSA Fund: IBSA Fund supporting projects across forty countries in sectors like education, health, women empowerment and solar energy.
AI Impact Summit: A summit on AI norms invited to be held in India next year.
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Prime Minister participates in India-Brazil-
South Africa (IBSA) Leaders' Meeting in
Johannesburg
Posted On: 23 NOV 2025 2:33PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in the India-Brazil-South Africa
(IBSA) Leaders' Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting was hosted by the
President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and attended by the President of
Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Describing the meeting as timely, Prime Minister noted that it coincided with the first G20 Summit on
African soil and marked the culmination of four consecutive G20 presidencies by Global South
countries, out of which the last three were by the IBSA members. This, he noted, has resulted in
several important initiatives focussed on human-centric development, multilateral reform and
sustainable growth.
Prime Minister emphasized that IBSA is not just a group of three countries but an important platform
connecting three continents, three major democratic nations, and three major economies.
Prime Minister stressed that global governance institutions are far removed from 21st century
realities. He called on IBSA to send a strong message that reform of institutions of global governance,
in particular the UN Security Council, is now not an option, but an imperative.
On counter-terrorism, Prime Minister emphasized the need for close coordination and that there
should be no room for double standards while fighting terrorism. Highlighting technology's crucial
role in ensuring human-centric development, Prime Minister proposed establishing an 'IBSA Digital
Innovation Alliance' to facilitate sharing of Digital Public Infrastructure like UPI, health platforms
like CoWIN, cybersecurity frameworks and women-led tech initiatives among the three countries.
Prime Minister also emphasized IBSA's potential to contribute to the development of safe,
trustworthy and human-centric AI norms. He invited IBSA leaders to the AI Impact Summit to be
held in India next year.
Prime Minister stated that IBSA can complement each other's development and become an example
for sustainable growth. He highlighted cooperation opportunities in areas such as millets, natural
farming, disaster resilience, green energy, traditional medicines and health security.Appreciating the IBSA Fund's work in supporting projects across forty countries in sectors like
education, health, women empowerment and solar energy, Prime Minister proposed IBSA Fund for
Climate Resilient Agriculture to further advance South-South cooperation. Prime Minister's full
speech can be found [here].
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