The BRICS group gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China at its first summit in 2009. The bloc later added South Africa and last year included Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as full members. This is the first leaders' summit to include Indonesia.

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Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the BRICS grouping as a “powerful force for economic cooperation and global good”, as leaders of several member nations gathered in this Brazilian coastal city for a high-level summit.