BRICS 2026: Modi's Diplomatic Test | Xi, Putin, Global South & Rising Global Tensions | THF

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BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi is shaping up as a major diplomatic test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's foreign policy.The 18th BRICS Summit will bring leaders together in New Delhi on September 12–13 as India seeks to strengthen the grouping's role in global affairs and amplify the voice of the Global South. The summit comes at a particularly sensitive moment, with wars and geopolitical tensions putting pressure on BRICS members to find common ground.Modi's meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among the biggest diplomatic moments. Xi's India visit is especially significant as it is his first in seven years, while India and China are attempting to rebuild ties after the 2020 border clash. However, deep strategic and economic mistrust remains.The summit will also test whether the expanded BRICS can produce meaningful consensus on global governance, trade, energy security, economic cooperation and the West Asia crisis. Differences over the conflict could complicate efforts to produce a joint declaration. n18oc_the-hard-factsn18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

Last Updated: September 10, 2026, 21:56 IST