 a country of 1.25 billion people. A young nation with civilization that is as old as time. India is proud to host the 8th BRIC summit in the vibrant city of Goa, a forum that is giving a new vision to the world, rests on its four main pillars, enhancing economic cooperation, deepening political ties, ensuring peace and security, building people-to-people contact. In line with the BRIC's vision, over 100 events, meets, and conclaves spread across the length and breadth of the country have been successfully concluded. The unwavering vision of its world leaders has contributed greatly in the increasing cooperation among BRIC's members and realizing its potential. The personal bonds that the leaders share with each other can only make the cooperation deeper and stronger. The 8th BRIC Summit, let's work towards building responsive, inclusive, and collective solutions.