Key Points

Addressing a press conference, the BJP MP highlighted the key outcomes of the Prime Minister's tour.

After BRCIS countries condemned the Pahalgam terror attack "in the strongest terms" in the 2025 declaration, Trivedi termed it as "diplomatic success" of the BJP-led Centre.

Few days back, in a noteworthy gesture, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign a joint statement at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet because it did not mention the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 innocent lives and did not reflect India's strong position on terror.

BJP MP Trivedi said, "I want to say categorically, after the successful 5-nation tour of the PM, that there are three main takeaways from these visits - The PM has unequivocally and categorically established the matter of terrorism at the BRICS. PM said that the perpetrators of terror and victims of terror cannot be equated. This was our diplomatic success. It was very important from the strategical point of view."

Highlighting the economic benefits that India will certainly gain from this tour, he said, "Then, countries like Ghana and Namibia, which are rich in metals and minerals, like Copper, Uranium, Lithium, and rare earth metals, India has entered into an agreement with them, which is important for the future. It is important from an economic aspect."

Trivedi also underlined the cultural and emotional connections strengthened through PM Modi's visit while citing the example of Trinidad and Tobago, where a sizeable chunk of country's population is part of the Indian diaspora.

"The presence of the Indian diaspora in the countries like Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago from one to two centuries, from there, it has been taken to a new height. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, who is from Buxar, Bihar and this has taken India's emotional and social connect to a new dimension. So, strategically, culturally, economically, this visit of the PM has set up a new era in India's role at the international level, with cooperation of the African and southern countries," the BJP MP said during presser.

On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi after concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil's chairmanship.

- ANI