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Topic: BRICS

Strong European presence at Ukraine peace summit, but thin representation from ASEAN, BRICS & SCO

On Friday, Switzerland released final list of delegations attending Global Peace Summit at Bürgenstock Resort. Of the 93 national delegations, 44 are from Europe.

India co-signs BRICS statement that decries Israel’s ‘blatant disregard of international law’ in Gaza

MEA has not used terms like 'Occupied Palestinian territory' & 'blatant disregard for international law' in its statements, while trying to maintain a balancing act on Gaza.

BRICS calls for enhanced use of local currencies in trade between member countries

India participated in BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting which began in Russia Monday, the first assignment for India’s foreign policy under third consecutive term of PM Modi.

BRICS Vaccine Research Center launched in India

New Delhi: In a statement issued after the meeting, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said that the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre, established...

At Munich, Jaishankar interacts with Wang Yi & Mélanie Joly amid strained ties with Beijing & Ottawa

Jaishankar also took part in discussion with German & US counterparts, during which he asserted that India is 'non-West' rather than 'anti-West' & has strong ties with Western countries.

BRICS caught up with Goldman Sachs growth forecast a decade early, driven by India-China’s 25-yr streak

In his closing column, T.N. Ninan looks back at the forecast that the BRICS economies would overtake the US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, and Italy, and how far that prophecy has been fulfilled.

China-backed Pakistan formally applies for BRICS membership, India silent for now

At the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg this August, six countries -- Argentina, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia – were added to the grouping.

BRICS nations call for ‘immediate, sustained & durable humanitarian truce’ in Israel-Hamas conflict

During a virtual meet, BRICS nations emphasised on ‘importance of preventing further destabilisation’ in the Middle East. PM Modi skipped the meeting, was represented by EAM Jaishankar.

Modi skips BRICS-Plus meet on Israel-Hamas. Jaishankar attends, says ‘no compromise on terrorism’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped BRICS-Plus virtual meet attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, & Lula da Silva of Brazil, among others.

Iran foreign minister writes to BRICS members, urges intervention in ‘dire’ Gaza situation

In his letter, Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called BRICS a critical ‘post-Western alliance’. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke to his Iranian counterpart Sunday.

On Camera

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

The Army has plans for a technology thrust in the near term, including the use of AI to support decision-making. While well-intentioned, this may have unintended consequences.

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.