PM Modi attends IBSA Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg, proposes IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance
PM Narendra Modi took part in the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Leaders' Meeting in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Summary
The PM noted the meeting coincided with the first G20 Summit on African soil and the end of four consecutive G20 presidencies by Global South countries, the last three by IBSA members. He said reform of global governance institutions, especially the UN Security Council, is 'now not an option, but an imperative', and called for no double standards on terrorism. He proposed an 'IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance' to share Digital Public Infrastructure such as UPI and CoWIN, and an IBSA Fund for Climate Resilient Agriculture. He noted that the IBSA Fund supports projects in forty countries and invited IBSA leaders to the AI Impact Summit in India next year.
Key facts
- Meeting
- IBSA Leaders' Meeting, Johannesburg, 23 Nov 2025
- Host
- President Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa)
- Other leader
- President Lula da Silva (Brazil)
- Proposal 1
- IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance (UPI, CoWIN, cybersecurity)
- Proposal 2
- IBSA Fund for Climate Resilient Agriculture
- IBSA Fund
- Projects in 40 countries
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Who hosted the IBSA Leaders' Meeting held in Johannesburg on 23 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Cyril Ramaphosa
The meeting was hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and attended by Brazilian President Lula and PM Modi.
At the IBSA Leaders' Meeting (November 2025), PM Modi proposed which platform for sharing Digital Public Infrastructure like UPI and CoWIN?
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Correct answer: A — IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance
The PM proposed an 'IBSA Digital Innovation Alliance' to share DPI such as UPI, health platforms like CoWIN, cybersecurity frameworks and women-led tech initiatives.
Consider the following statements about the IBSA Leaders' Meeting of November 2025: 1. PM Modi noted that the IBSA Fund has supported projects across forty countries. 2. PM Modi proposed an IBSA Fund for Climate Resilient Agriculture. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the PMO release.
PM Modi invited IBSA leaders to which event to be hosted by India?
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Correct answer: D — AI Impact Summit
The PM invited IBSA leaders to the AI Impact Summit to be held in India next year.