India reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready digital development during the 11th BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting held in Brasília, Brazil. During the meeting held yesterday, Minister of State for Communications, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, presented India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as a global benchmark for inclusive and transformative digital governance. He highlighted the pivotal role of flagship initiatives like Aadhaar and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in advancing universal and meaningful connectivity. He called upon BRICS nations to deepen collaboration in harnessing digital public infrastructure to drive inclusive growth and build resilient digital economies. Dr. Chandra Shekhar underscored India’s belief that digital inclusion is not just a national goal but a global imperative, and called for deeper BRICS collaboration in building a future-ready digital ecosystem.

During the event, the BRICS nations adopted a final declaration to promote cross-border digital innovation and sustainability. The Minister welcomed the adoption and commended the collaborative spirit among BRICS nations, acknowledging the importance of expanded membership in enriching the dialogue. He commended Brazil’s leadership as host. He said that the clarity of vision reflected in the Declaration, especially in light of BRICS’ expanding global footprint.

Dr Chandra Sekhar invited the BRICS nations to the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers’ Meeting, to be held in India next year.