The Rio summit marks the ongoing ascendance of the Global South in the international arena, he said while delivering his welcome remarks at a conference titled “BRICS in Rio: Shaping an Inclusive and Sustainable World Order,” at India International Centre in New Delhi on June 20, 2025. “In this conflicted world of egos and competing interests, we need robust multilateralism and consensus-building. And this is where expanding multilateral groupings like BRICS can play a pivotal role in infusing hope in despairing times and in offering viable solutions to cross-cutting challenges,” he said. The conference was organised by Centre for Global India Insights, a think tank focused on global affairs and the Embassy of Brazil in India.