Atmanirbhar Bharat to be force multiplier in post-Covid global economy: PM

Modi seeks BRICS support on reforms in UNSC and other international bodies; says nations supporting terrorists need to be sidelined

Asserting that BRICS nations can play a pivotal role in the global recovery post-Covid, prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tried to sell his Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign to the grouping. He also sought support of BRICS nations in reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). 

Virtually addressing the BRICS Summit, chaired by Russian president Vladimir Putin, Modi said the countries supporting terrorists should also be blamed for terrorism. 

"We have initiated a broad reform process under Atmanirbhar Bharat. This campaign is based on the