Each leader’s place was marked with the country’s flag to denote their standing position.
At the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi noticed a mini national flag kept on the ground to denote standing position during a group photo of the BRICS leaders but made sure not to step on it as a mark of reverence towards the tricolour.
As he picked up the flag and put it in his pocket, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa followed suit by picking up his national flag which was also placed on the ground.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping were also a part of the group photo.
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Meanwhile, PM Modi had a bilateral meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
“Had an excellent meeting with President @CyrilRamaphosa. We discussed a wide range of issues aimed at deepening India-South Africa relations. Trade, defence and investment linkages featured prominently in our discussions. We will keep working together to strengthen the voice of the Global South as well,” Modi said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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