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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicBRICS summit

Topic: BRICS summit

BRICS nations to meet in South Africa to strategise against Western dominance

The meeting, scheduled from 22 to 24 August, is likely to discuss on 40 new countries including Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Egypt who have shown interest in joining the alliance.

PM Modi to travel to South Africa for BRICS summit

Modi spoke with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by phone earlier on Thursday, government said.

Need to rid UNSC sanctions regime of ‘double standards’, Doval tells BRICS counterparts

NSA Ajit Doval's remarks in Johannesburg came in backdrop of China blocking India's efforts to list Pakistani/Pakistan-based terrorists under UNSC Consolidated List.

Putin won’t attend BRICS Summit by ‘mutual agreement’ says South Africa

As a member of the International Criminal Court, it would theoretically be required for South Africa to arrest Putin for alleged war crimes if he were to attend.

South Africa envoy slams ‘dollar domination’, says arresting Putin in Johannesburg will be ‘bizarre’

Ahead of August's BRICS Summit in South Africa, country's High Commissioner to India, Joel Sibusiso Ndebele, also spoke about African peace initiative in Ukraine & defence cooperation with India.

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500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.