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BRICS should be driven by people-to-people contact led by the youth of the five nations, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told leaders of China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa at the summit in Brazil.
"Our own greater good, however, lies more in deepening our bonds vertically. This is why I have spoken on decentralizing this powerful forum in our earlier deliberations. We must proactively move beyond being Summit-centric. We must champion Sub-national Level exchanges. Champion engagement between our States, Cities and other local bodies. BRICS should in fact, be driven by 'People to People' contact. Our Youth in particular must take a lead in this," Modi said in a statement at the Plenary Session of the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza on Tuesday.
For this people-to-people contact, he sought a BRICS Young Scientists' Forum, BRICS language schools, Massive Open Online Courses and a BRICS University.
Modi also said that "BRICS must provide a united and clear voice in shaping a peaceful, balanced and stable world".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Plenary Session of the Sixth BRICS Summit at Ceara Events Centre in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, President of People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma are also seen.

"We should intensify our cooperation in confronting global challenges; like Terrorism, Cyber Security and Climate Change. BRICS must also play a proactive role in shaping the global discourse on Growth and Development. This includes shaping the post-2015 Development Agenda to keep the central focus on tackling poverty," he said.He also sought reforms in UN Security Council and shape the World Trade Organisation.
"We must seek urgent reforms of global institutions of governance like the UN Security Council and international financial institutions. We must help shape the WTO regime. An open trading regime is critical for strong, balanced and sustainable global economic growth. This must address the development aspirations of the developing world. It must also accommodate the special needs of the weak especially in areas such as Food Security," he said.

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