It was also the first Republic Day celebration for Jammu and Kashmir as the newly formed Union Territory.
The decisions were taken during wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro here
India has partial admission in the regional bloc, and about two-thirds of its total trade with the region is through this avenue
The Brazilian president is in India primarily to grace the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday as chief guest and explore ways to boost trade ties with India
The envoy told PTI in an interview that his country was following developments on the two issues "with great interest".
Bolsonaro will be accompanied by seven ministers, top officials and a large business delegation
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"India could have large economic and environmental benefits boosting its ethanol program," said Gussi, who will be in India with Bolsonaro in the visit
Bolsonaro, who has styled himself as a close ally of Trump, said he is "not disappointed" with the U.S. President yet, because the proposed tariffs have not become effective
On any other day the Brazilian President would be very welcome. On Republic Day, however, I would have preferred a person I can look up to
The five-country group faces challenges arising from bilateral differences and diverse political systems
During his meeting with Bolsonaro, Prime Minister Modi invited the President of Brazil to be the chief guest at the Republic Day in 2020. Bolsonaro accepted the invitation with pleasure
Prime Minister Modi invited Bolsonaro to the Republic Day, 2020
He said he did not know if additional oil would impact his country's coastline, but that "everything indicates that the currents went to the coast of Brazil."
Both India and China are part of BRICS - an association of five major emerging national economies including Brazil, Russia and South Africa
Scientists say the vast rainforest is a bulwark against global warming, as its lush vegetation absorbs heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
The essential point is that this money, on entering Brazil, will be under the control of the Brazilian people
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Macron had tweeted that fires burning in the Amazon amount to an international crisis
Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, which accounts for more than half of the world's largest rainforest, have surged in number by 83% this year