Saturday’s high-profile huddle in New Delhi between External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underscored a renewed push for their strategic partnership, amid a packed state visit schedule.
Jaishankar posted on X his delight at the interaction, saluting Lula’s hospitable outlook and strategic counsel to elevate India-Brazil collaboration. He voiced optimism that the President’s later session with PM Modi would catalyze relational acceleration.
Subsequent engagements saw Lula with President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi, paving way for in-depth bilateral talks. Per MEA insights, expect a full-spectrum bilateral audit, plus discourse on mutual regional-global interests: multilateral teamwork, governance innovations, and Global South advocacy. PM Modi’s hosted lunch adds ceremonial weight.
Lula’s February 18 touchdown for AI Impact Summit 2.0 brings 14 ministers and top CEOs, priming for substantive ministerial matchups and investment pitches.
This sixth Lula India foray echoes his 2004 Republic Day spotlight and 2023 G20 cameo, interspersed with routine Modi interfaces—like the PM’s trailblazing July 2025 Brasilia jaunt (first in 57 years) and 2025 Johannesburg G20 sync.
Democratic congruence, citizen affinities, and sectoral momentum define their warm ties. Brazil, India’s LAC trade heavyweight, sees escalating interfaces in commerce, security, agriculture, medico-pharma, energy paradigms (renewables, minerals, rare earths), R&D-innovation, DPI-AI-space, and interpersonal networks.
Harmonized views on UN reforms, environmental challenges, and counter-terrorism fortify their international posture. The visit crystallizes opportunities to blueprint deepened strategic engagements, harvesting bilateral dividends and amplified joint efforts globally.