If India is admitting new members in BRICS with caution, it's likely because the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is often perceived as China-centric.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra had revealed at a press briefing Thursday that Modi & Xi met on BRICS sidelines, and that the PM ‘highlighted India’s concerns’ on the LAC situation.
Foreign secy Kwatra says PM highlighted India's concerns on unresolved issues along LAC. This was 1st time the leaders interacted in public since Ladakh border stand-off began in 2020.
Questions have emerged as to whether BRICS expansion helps serve Beijing's goal of creating anti-West bloc, but ex-ambassador says most new entrants have good relations with US.
Daily Maverick report elicited denial from Ramaphosa govt, which said deputy President Mashatile was not 'despatched last minute'. Ramaphosa greeted Chinese counterpart Xi in person.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was host to the recently-concluded 15th BRICS Summit, said their membership would come into effect from January 2024.
BRICS is holding its first in-person meeting since Covid pandemic. Beijing & Moscow make it known that they see grouping as a counterbalance to Western alliance.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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