New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced plans to form a "strategic alliance" with India to strengthen political, economic, and technological cooperation between the two nations.

In a video message posted on X on Saturday (local time), following Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin's recent visit to India, Lula emphasised the importance of leveraging India's "exceptional market" for mutual benefit.

"The visit of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin to India, in preparation for my trip early next year, is very important because India has an exceptional market. We can have a fantastic alliance with India - political, space, entrepreneurial, and economic," Lula said in the video.

"So, I think it was ...