00:00I want to quickly cut across and bring in my colleague Sandeep Unnithan for more on this.
00:04Sandeep, India has pushed for that comprehensive convention on terrorism.
00:11There has to be one definition of terrorism.
00:13As we look at these images of that BRICS family photograph, all the leaders coming together for it.
00:19Strong statement from India, Sandeep.
00:21Absolutely, Gaurav.
00:22And you know, this follows up with the very strong statement that came out of the BRICS last year when
00:28the Pailgam attack happened.
00:29They condemn this in no unequal terms.
00:32And you must also look at the statement that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made just a few months back
00:38when the BRICS NSAs were meeting.
00:41He was saying that, you know, in an era of fractured multilateralism, BRICS cannot remain only an economic or diplomatic
00:47platform.
00:48It must become a serious security forum capable of preventing tragedies, preventing threats before they become tragedies.
00:57So this is India putting in the emphasis on, you know, tackling terrorism.
01:01That's a big concern for us.
01:03And of course, we have to our west a country that's been an acknowledged sponsor of terrorism.
01:09There are institutions like the FDA, which we've been trying to, you know, approach in the past to try and
01:16crack,
01:16get Pakistan to crack down on its terrorist organizations.
01:20This is one additional lever that we can use against Pakistan to end its dependence on terrorism.
01:28And what an iconic picture.
01:28What an iconic picture there.
01:30Watch that image on your television screen.
01:34That iconic picture of Bharat Mandapam in the backdrop.
01:38And now they're planting a tree of friendship.
01:43A tree that's being planted to commemorate BRICS 2026 live images on your television screens.
01:55The family photograph taken.
01:58And now leaders.
02:00There is symbolism in everything that is happening here, Sandeep.
02:04Whether it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcoming leaders against the backdrop of the Ramanathaswami temple in Rameshwaram in Tamil
02:12Nadu or planting the tree here.
02:15The BRICS family together planting a tree when they come back.
02:19This is the 20th year of BRICS.
02:20You plant a tree together.
02:22And when you come back, you see that tree grow.
02:24It's like the BRICS family growing, Sandeep.
02:27Absolutely, Gaurav.
02:28And you know, look how the BRICS itself has grown over the last two decades.
02:32You know, from five, it's grown to 11 and, you know, 20 in New Delhi.
02:36And this is the biggest BRICS event ever, you know, over two decades.
02:40So this is enormous symbolism there.
02:43And what a beautiful backdrop, you know, Gaurav.
02:47It's peaceful.
02:49It's tranquil.
02:49And we're all awaiting that very historic photograph.
02:52We're all leaders, the BRICS family photograph, as you put it, that's just a few minutes away.
02:59This is at the heart of New Delhi, Bharat Mandapam, one of the most beautiful exhibition venues in the capital,
03:08you know, completely refurbished, redone location.
03:11And what a spectacular achievement it is to bring all of these leaders together on the same stage.
03:18And as we were discussing a little while earlier, Gaurav, three of those countries are literally at war with each
03:23other for Prime Minister Modi to bring all of them together, to get them to attend in person.
03:28That is a huge, huge achievement.
03:30And that just is the sentiment.
03:31And our civilizational symbolism is there everywhere.
03:35You know, from the pillars, those iconic pillars of the Ramanatha Swami temple at Rameshwaram to the iconic Nataraj, the
03:43image of Nataraj here.
03:45You know, you have Lord Shiv, you have Lord Ram, you have the Nataraj.
03:51It just goes on to tell the world we are an ancient civilization, an ancient civilization that continues to grow
03:58and flourish.
03:59And environment is so central to our being, Sandeep.
04:03And, you know, look at it, you know, now is not the time for war.
04:06If you saw this, you know, picture, you will understand what the Prime Minister has been repeatedly saying over the
04:11last four or five years,
04:13that now is not the time for war.
04:15It's a time for peace.
04:16It's a time for us to all enjoy the economic bounty that could come out of cooperation, you know, trade
04:24deals, connectivity, corridors, all of that.
04:26But this picture kind of sums up that vision that he's been talking about consistently.
04:32And as I said earlier, it's three of those countries are at war.
04:37West Asia is on the precipice.
04:39Of course, President Trump has just come out with a statement just a few hours back where he believes that
04:45the Iran war is going to get over after the U.S. midterms.
04:48He's put a finish date on that.
04:50But no one knows which way that's headed because, as we all know, Gaurav, West Asia is going through an
04:55extremely difficult phase.
04:58There's talk of a third phase of that conflict, you know, re-erupting.
05:02But it is through pictures like this that we emphasize the fact that there's no way forward but for nations
05:10to cooperate, to talk to each other,
05:13to come together on multilateral forums like that, like the BRICS 2026 New Delhi Summit.
05:19And this is practically half the world population.
05:22You have Egypt here, South Africa here, China here, Russia here, Indonesia here, Ethiopia is here.
05:29Now, this is the wider, you know, the BRICS family coming together for that iconic photograph for the moment.
05:37But now, the focus will shift.
05:40And this picture, India, Russia, China, three very, very powerful countries, three very powerful leaders,
05:48when they speak and if they were to speak in one voice, the world would be compelled to listen, notice
05:56and react.
05:57But, we'll talk about this, Sandeep. Go on, Sandeep.
06:01Well, you know, Gaurav, you mentioned Russia, India and China.
06:04I was thinking of them as Eurasia.
06:07Literally, when you talk about that geographical landmass, which is Russia, the Russian Federation, China and, of course, India.
06:14That's the Indian Ocean.
06:15It's the Atlantic on one side and it's the Pacific Ocean on the other.
06:18And these three countries are the most significant countries of the Eurasian landmass.
06:23India, Russia and China.
06:25RIC, the original conception from the 1990s, Gaurav.
06:30OK.
06:31OK.
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