The BRICS grouping strives for a just, inclusive and equitable multipolar international system that recognises the sovereign equality of all states and respects their territorial integrity, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday
A total of 63 nations, including India, are in support of the proposal at the WTO, while the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and countries of the European Union are in opposition. Agreements at the WTO require consensus among all 164 member states
The foreign ministers of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) held a meeting on Tuesday and stressed the need to promote initiatives aimed at ensuring timely, affordable, and equitable access to, as well as the distribution of diagnostics, therapeutics, medicines and vaccines.