India, July 6 -- The Global South has been handed nothing more than token gestures on climate finance, sustainable development and technology access, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the BRICS nations on Sunday.

Modi said the Global South has been a victim of double standards when it comes to development, distribution of resources or security-related issues.

The prime minister's statement comes even as BRICS leaders converged at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to hold summit talks. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin skipped the summit on the seaside Brazilian city.

The prime minister arrived in Brazil last night on the fourth leg of his five-nation tour. He has already visited Ghana, Trinidad a...