In a press conference, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Johannesburg on Tuesday (August 22) to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in South Africa from August 22-24. Foreign Secretary said, "For the 15th BRICS Summit, a business delegation from India is also travelling to South Africa to attend the Business Tracks meetings and also the meetings of the BRICS Business Council, BRICS Women Business Alliance and the BRICS Business Forum.” Foreign Secretary Kwatra further added, "The theme of the BRICS Summit this year is 'BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development and inclusive multilateralism'. This would be the first in-person BRICS Summit after three consecutive years of virtual meetings owing to the COVID-19 pandemic..."