Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Sixth BRICS summit in Brazil on 15-16 July. During his meeting with President Dilma Rousseff, Mr. Modi will review the bilateral relations with Brazil – with which India is committed to a strategic partnership. The Indo-Brazil partnership soared to new heights during the term of visionary Brazilian president Lula in 2003-11. But his successor, Ms Rousseff, has given the least priority to foreign policy, focussing instead on domestic issues .