Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the visiting President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday, with an objective of strengthening ties in trade, critical minerals, defence, energy and digital tech. President Lula, who participated in the AI Impact Summit, will also meet President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. This is Lula’s second visit to India — he had last visited Delhi for the G20 leaders summit in September 2023. In May 2025, President Lula called PM extending support and solidarity with India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. India-Brazil defence tiesA defence cooperation agreement was signed in 2003, was ratified in 2006, which created a Joint Defence Committee (JDC) as institutional mechanism.

Source: Indian Express February 20, 2026 21:20 UTC