PM Narendra Modi  siad, he is looking forward to new partnerships with the members of BRICS and also wants to discuss ways to address international and regionala challenges. He recently said in a facebook post that as  chair of BRICS this year, India has embraced a stronger emphasis on promoting people-to-people linkages in diverse fields including trade,sports,films,education,scholarships and tourism.This year India is facilitating an outreach summit with the Bay of Bengal inititiave for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) comprising Bangladesh,Myanmar,Nepal,Sri Lanka and Thailand.

                                                                                                                                                                                                Source-Narendra Modi app