External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Friday in the national capital, where the leaders discussed potential avenues to enhance cooperation in areas such as trade, energy, and connectivity.
In a post on X, the EAM said, “A pleasure meeting @geraldoalckmin, Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services of Brazil. Discussed the potential for greater cooperation in trade, investment, energy, connectivity, health, and technology.”
After the meeting, the Vice President’s office said that both leaders expressed optimism about strengthening trade and economic ties. “They discussed enhancing energy cooperation, deepening partnerships in pharmaceuticals and defence, boosting research investments, improving connectivity, and collaborating in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence and digitalisation,” the Office of the Vice President posted on X.
Alckmin, who arrived in India on Wednesday, is holding a series of high-level meetings to deepen ties in trade, industry, energy, and strategic cooperation.
On Wednesday, Alckmin met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, where both sides emphasised the strategic importance of defence and security cooperation. Singh noted that defence collaboration is one of the five key pillars of India-Brazil relations.
Alckmin’s visit follows the sixth India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue, held in New Delhi on October 3, led by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Brazil’s Ambassador Celso Luis Nunes Amorim. The discussions covered cooperation in defence, energy, critical minerals, health, and pharmaceuticals, along with coordination in multilateral platforms such as BRICS, IBSA, and the upcoming COP-30 climate summit in Brazil next month.
Economic engagement remains a major focus of the visit. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Brazil in July, both nations agreed to increase bilateral trade to USD 20 billion within five years.
Alckmin’s trip is expected to boost India-Brazil cooperation and lay the groundwork for President Lula da Silva’s state visit to India next year, in line with the roadmap established during the Modi-Lula summit in July.
(ANI)