Lula also compared the economic progress of both countries, noting that while India had risen from the 15th to the 6th largest economy in the world, Brazil had slipped from the 6th to the 12th.
Days after the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that President Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 Summit in Delhi, China on Tuesday said it is ready to work with all parties to push for the success of the global conference.
BRICS leaders announced on Thursday the "historic" admission of six new countries, as the bloc seeks to reshape the Western-led global order and expand its influence in an era of strategic competition.