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NEW DELHI: It has been all work and no play for Narendra Modi ever since he was sworn in as India's prime minister on May 26. But he could soon be headed to Rio for some football fun.
Work it shall still be. The PM has been invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the finals of the ongoing football World Cup at the Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, official sources said.
If Modi attends the finals, he will be in the company of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma as the leaders converge in the Latin American nation for the 2014 BRICS Summit, to be held between July 15 and 17 in the seaside city of Fortaleza. BRICS is an association of five emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The BRICS summit, originally scheduled for March this year, has reportedly been postponed at China's request so that President Xi, a football buff, could catch up some World Cup action.
Last week, Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the World Cup and wished the event becomes a "bridge for connecting nations".
All BRICS countries other than India have played in the World Cup. In fact, three BRICS nations are hosting successive World Cups - South Africa in 2010, Brazil ..
FIFA World cup 2014: PM Narendra Modi invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch finals - The Economic Times
Work it shall still be. The PM has been invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the finals of the ongoing football World Cup at the Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, official sources said.
If Modi attends the finals, he will be in the company of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma as the leaders converge in the Latin American nation for the 2014 BRICS Summit, to be held between July 15 and 17 in the seaside city of Fortaleza. BRICS is an association of five emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The BRICS summit, originally scheduled for March this year, has reportedly been postponed at China's request so that President Xi, a football buff, could catch up some World Cup action.
Last week, Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the World Cup and wished the event becomes a "bridge for connecting nations".
All BRICS countries other than India have played in the World Cup. In fact, three BRICS nations are hosting successive World Cups - South Africa in 2010, Brazil ..
FIFA World cup 2014: PM Narendra Modi invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch finals - The Economic Times
