New Delhi: Ahead of the eighth BRICS Summit, terrorism figured prominently in a meeting of the participating countries' Sherpas in Goa on Thursday. "Terrorism being a common challenge faced by all BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries was an important part of the discussion," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup informed the media following the meeting.

This comes in the wake of the September 18 terror attack on an army base at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 19 Indian soldiers lost their lives. India has blamed the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed for the attack.