Want India-Brazil relations to be as colourful as carnival: PM Modi

In the last leg of his five-nation visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has boarded for Namibia, the final destination of his tour. Earlier, India and Brazil on Tuesday set a target of nearly doubling the bilateral trade to USD 20 billion in annual trade in the next five years and inked six agreements to expand cooperation in a range of sectors including energy and agriculture following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The two leaders also deliberated on combating terrorism with Modi saying both sides were clear that there is no place for double standards on terrorism. "We have a similar thinking on the fight against terrorism -- zero tolerance and zero double standards. We are clear that there is no place for double standards on terrorism," the prime minister said in his media statement. "We strongly oppose terrorism and those who support terrorism," he added. The two sides inked six agreements, including a pact on combating international terrorism and transnational organised crime and another on the exchange and mutual protection of classified information. They also signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in renewable energy, sharing large-scale solutions for digital transformation, intellectual property, and agricultural research.

#WATCH | Brasilia, Brazil: PM Narendra Modi says, "People-to-people ties are an important pillar of our relations. Deep interest in sports brings us together. We want India-Brazil relations to be as colourful as carnival, as energetic as a game of football and connecting hearts… pic.twitter.com/A0Tg22lnIM

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Earlier in the day, Lula welcomed PM Modi at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, where he was given a ceremonial reception featuring a 114-horse escort for his car.