benaulim seeking to further isolate pakistan on terror india will mount a major diplomatic offensive against it and push for stepped up cooperation including support for a comprehensive global convention to tackle the menace when it hosts the annual summit of brics a 5nation grouping representing nearly half of the worlds populationthe summit being attended by russian president vladimir putin his chinese counterpart xi jinping and leaders of brazil and south africa is likely to deliberate on a range of key issues including confronting threat of terror and boosting trade and investmentprime minister narendra modi said the leaders will discuss ways to address pressing international and regional challenges that stand in the way of our goalsi am optimistic that the brics summit will strengthen intrabrics cooperation and advance our common agenda for development peace stability and reform the prime minister said in a facebook postthe five brics countries represent over 36 billion people or half of the world population and they have a combined gdp of 166 trillionindia is likely to push for unity among the brics brazilrussiaindiachinasouth africa members to remove the logjam at the un on the comprehensive convention on international terrorism ccit for effectively dealing with terror initiated by india the ccit is stuck at the un due to lack of agreement among its members about the definition of terrorismindia is also expected to push for enhanced cooperation among brics nations in the area of counterterrorismpreceding the brics summit modi is likely to raise the issue of terrorism with putin and other leaders tomorrow when a series of bilateral meetings are slated at the seaside venueaddressing a press conference on friday indias envoy to russia pankaj saran replying to a question on russias recent military exercise with pakistan said india expected moscow to reflect on its concernsas the top leaders of the grouping meet within weeks of uri attack by pakistanbased terrorists india will be forceful in its demand at brics summit as also the bimstec outreach meet being held the same day for intensified efforts to tackle terrorism including action against countries providing safe havens to terrorists and arming themrepresenting nearly two thirds of humanity together we hope to tap the potential for cooperation and the dividends this will bring modi said on the firstever bricsbimstec outreach summitindia has made strong references both at unga as well as g20 regarding pakistans continued support to crossborder terrorism the prime minister without naming pakistan had told the g20 that one single nation in south asia is spreading agents of terror in the region and it must be isolatedexternal affairs minister sushma swaraj in her address to the un general assembly had said confessions of captured terrorists involved in strikes in india including uri are a living proof of pakistans complicity in crossborder terrorapart from the heads of governments of brics who will attend the summit on october 16 prime ministers of bhutan bangladesh nepal sri lanka thailand and myanmar state counsellor will be here to participate