International RelationsPrelims + Mains
Modi Flags Weaponisation of Technology and Critical Minerals
PM Modi encouraged BRICS to guard against the militarisation of technologies and rare metals and to concentrate on tangible achievements. These include joint health care and disaster warning systems, logistics resilience, startups and MSME collaboration, digital agriculture, smart grids, and energy storage. BRICS needs to consider geopolitical competition, technology imbalance, supply chain reliance, cyber security, and the execution gap.
