This week, the commonalities between Brazil and India have been repeatedly stressed in the public discourse leading up to Bolsonaro’s arrival in New Delhi. This week, the commonalities between Brazil and India have been repeatedly stressed in the public discourse leading up to Bolsonaro’s arrival in New Delhi. But the impediments to deeper ties between Brazil and India remain. To this was added a deeply personal rapport which swiftly developed between Lula and then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. With India campaigning for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council election this year, Bolsonaro’s support in re-invigorating the Group of Four at the UN – Brazil, India, Japan and Germany – will be vital.

Source: The Telegraph January 26, 2020 03:00 UTC