India satisfied with outcome of BRIC summit
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India is satisfied with the outcome of the recently concluded BRIC summit in Brazilian capital Brasilia, which has taken on significance as its four members stressed the importance of building a fairer international order and fight against terrorism, said some Indian experts on Sunday.
India is also happy that three other BRIC member nations recognized its economic aspirations and backed a greater role for New Delhi in international affairs, said the experts.
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who represented the country at the BRIC summit, reiterated the world wants India to succeed and this country should take advantage of it. From pitching for a permanent seat for India at the UN Security Council to issues of New Delhi's stand on global economy, and enhancing trade and investment, and more diplomacy with Iran as against sanctions -- it has been a potential gain for India," said political analyst Professor Ajay Singh.
"All the BRIC nations have another thing in common. They emerged from the global recession in much better shape than their counterparts in the developed world. It's time that New Delhi takes full advantage of the Summit's outcome which has recognized the rising aspirations of India's economy. Even the Indian PM said that BRIC nations are uniquely placed to contribute to reforming the architecture of global governance," he added.
After returning from the BRIC Summit, Prime Minister Singh said on Saturday when returning home that "India's greatest challenges are at home" and that the world "takes a benign view of India's growth".
"We need to take advantage of it, because we don't know how long this mood will last," he said.
According to political analyst Professor S.K. Gupta, all the BRIC nations have made it clear that the punitive action on Iran would not help solve the issue of the nuclear program and the path of diplomacy should be pursued to address it, as India has already suggested.
"Singh has already conveyed to U.S. President Barack Obama that no sanctions should be imposed that would affect the common people of Iran. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) agreed that the sanctions against Tehran will be counter productive and advocated diplomacy to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis," he said.
Internal security expert Ravi Dawa said that at the BRIC summit, India has called for global fight against the scourge of terrorism as it has been a victim of terrorism, keeping in view the Mumbai terror attacks which claimed the lives of over 170 people in November 2008.
"All the member nations endorsed India's stand for the finalization of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the UN, making it a successful bid for this South Asian country," he said.
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