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BRICS ministers have condemned recent terrorist attacks against India and other countries, calling for speeding up the international pact against terrorism in order to give legal weight to a concerted global effort to counter the scourge. The ministers of the five emerging powers — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) — met here on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly to review their strategic partnership and discuss cooperation. India, which currently chairs BRICS, was represented by M. J. Akbar, the Minister of State for External Affairs. A statement issued after the meeting, while strongly condemning the terrorist attacks against some BRICS countries including India, said: “They urged concerted efforts to counter terrorism on a firm international legal basis, under the UN auspices, and expressed their conviction that a comprehensive approach was necessary to ensure effective fight against terrorism.” “They called for an ea...