Lok Sabha Question No. 3383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: BRICS Summit in Brazil
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Raja A

## 3383. SHRI RAJA A

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the outcome of recent BRICS summit in Brazil;

- (b) whether any emphasis has been made for urgent reforms in global institutions like UN Security Council, IMF, World Bank, WTO etc., during the Summit, if so, the response of the member-countries thereon;
- (c) the status of India as member country in the UN Security Council; and

(d)   whether   any   diplomatic   efforts   are   being   made   to   make   India permanent Member therein, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3383 ANSWERED ON - 08/08/2025 BRICS SUMMIT AT BRAZIL

(a to d) The recent 17th BRICS Summit held on 6-7 July 2025 in Rio de Janeiro was concluded with the adoption of Rio de Janeiro Declaration, BRICS   Leaders'   Framework   Declaration   on   Climate   Finance,   BRICS Leaders' Statement on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence and   BRICS   Partnership   for   the   Elimination   of   Socially   Determined Diseases.

The 'Rio   de   Janeiro   Declaration-   Strengthening   Global   South Cooperation for a More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance' adopted during the 2025 BRICS Summit in Brazil reiterated the support of BRICS for a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council, IMF, World Bank and the WTO. The relevant para on UNSC reforms is reproduced below.

'6. Recognizing the 2023 Johannesburg-II Leaders' Declaration, we reiterate our support for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more democratic, representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries in the Council's memberships so that   it   can   adequately   respond   to   prevailing   global   challenges   and support the legitimate aspirations of emerging and developing countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America, including BRICS countries, to play a greater role in international affairs, in particular in the United Nations, including its Security Council. We recognize the legitimate aspirations of

African   countries,   as   reflected   in   the   Ezulwini   Consensus   and   Sirte Declaration. We stress that the United Nations Security Council reform is to lead to the amplified voice of the Global South. Recalling the 2022 Beijing   and   2023   Johannesburg-II   Leaders'   Declarations,   China   and Russia, as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, reiterate their support to the aspirations of Brazil and India to play a greater role in the United Nations, including its Security Council.'

The Declaration, thus, explicitly mentions the aspirations of India (along with Brazil) to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

India has undertaken initiatives at bilateral and multilateral level to secure India's permanent membership in a reformed and expanded UN Security Council. India constructively engages in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) Process on UNSC Reforms as a member of the Group of 4 (G4) Countries (Brazil, India, Germany & Japan) and the L.69 Group of Countries as well as with other like-minded countries, including from the Global South.

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