Modi and Lula Pledge to Deepen India-Brazil Cooperation Across Sectors

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on 7 August, during which the two leaders agreed to step up cooperation across a broad range of sectors, including trade, technology, energy, defence, agriculture and health. Both sides said they would also encourage greater people-to-people exchanges and committed to closer coordination on regional and global issues. The conversation underscores efforts by the two major emerging economies to deepen bilateral ties amid shifting geopolitical and economic alignments.