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India, Brazil talks to focus on five important pillars: President Lula ahead of talks with PM Modi

Brasilia/New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva said the bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being held at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia today would focus on five priority pillars for collaboration over the next decade, describing the two countries as sister nations.
The five pillars are: Defense and security, Food and nutritional security, Energy transition and climate change, Digital transformation and emerging technologies and Industrial partnerships in strategic sectors such as aerospace, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and critical minerals
In a post on X, the Brazilian President said ahead of sitting down for talks with PM Modi:
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