India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, warned during the BRICS summit about the risks associated with the use of technology and critical minerals as geopolitical weapons. Modi argued that this use could compromise the development and progress of the economic bloc.
According to the Indian leader, this instrumentalization of technology and mineral resources represents a threat to the collective advancement of BRICS member countries, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Modi emphasized that BRICS has been emphasizing the importance of inclusion in technological adoption, arguing that these tools should be shared equitably and made accessible to all countries in the bloc.
The Indian Prime Minister's intervention comes in the context of growing geopolitical tensions related to access to advanced technologies and essential minerals such as rare earths and lithium, resources fundamental for the energy transition and the production of modern technology.
