00:00See, if you look at the pair of 34, it's very clear. One is, there is unanimous condemnation
00:08of all the leaders. I think you need to know that. And it also says that condemnation in
00:14all its manifestations and including those who abet, who finance and either openly, covertly
00:27or overtly, in both ways, it has been condemned. There is also reference to the cross-border
00:35movement of terrorists. It's also coming out very clearly. And the listing of terrorist
00:40groups. Then there is also a strong support for comprehensive convention against international
00:48terrorism, which was India's formulation, India's initiative in the UN for a long
00:54term as you know that. So, the message is very clear. For anyone who understands the dangers
01:05of terrorism and how it can be, how it needs to be condemned, tackled not by just us. You
01:13know, there is a solidarity, there is a universal condemnation, which means all the countries
01:20are against it in any form. So, that message is very clear to our neighbors.
01:27I will… Let me mention about the BRICS cross-border payments, you know, which Meghna has just brought
01:37it out and the debt servicing issues. I think this is a concern post-COVID, as you all know,
01:43countries economically have become weak in the Global South, and that is truly the concern
01:50of the BRICS countries. Because BRICS, in some sense, you know, represent Global South countries,
01:58a multipolarity in its strongest terms, because there is a diversity in the BRICS countries.
02:06So, this was one of the ideas. Now, what are they looking for? Countries are looking for
02:12alternatives. Interoperability payment is a faster mechanism in terms of able to do cross-border
02:21trading. And this is a low-cost solution. India has been successfully implemented it and
02:27we are also entering into bilateral arrangements with many countries. So, within the BRICS track,
02:33there is a discussion on it. We are hopeful that in the days to come there will be traction
02:39and countries will accept it, as it is beneficial to most of them.
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