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BRICS

Capital Latitude: BRICS Without Blocs

|| आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतःĀ no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ ||“Let noble thoughts come to us from every side.”                                                                                                                       — Rig Veda 1.89.1 India sits with China, Russia, and Iran in BRICS. It sits with the United…

By Rasita Vishnuram · September 14, 2026

BRICS

Strengthening the BRICS of Emerging Global Order

As India hosted the 18th BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi from Sept 12-13, 2026. The grouping is riddled with paradoxes and duality of its purpose. Now is the time for…

By Mohit Anand and Rajesh Mehta · September 13, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess 

The last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 13, 2026

Diaspora

What India Gets Out of the BRICS

As a host of Global South leaders, ranging from Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping to Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto and Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed fly into a security gridlocked BRICS…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 12, 2026

Diaspora

Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic…

By R. Suryamurthy · September 12, 2026

BRICS

Modi, Putin Pair Trade Diplomacy with Peace Push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed the expanding economic and strategic relationship between their countries on Friday, while also discussing conflicts in West Asia and the…

By R. Suryamurthy · September 11, 2026

BRICS

BRICS Pushes Financial Alternatives as Trade Fragmentation Deepens

BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors have stepped up efforts to reduce the vulnerability of emerging economies to trade protectionism and dollar-centered financial systems, backing measures to expand local-currency…

By R. Suryamurthy · September 11, 2026

Central Asia

India, Russia Move to Fast-Track Investment Treaty

India and Russia are moving to fast-track negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), signaling an effort to give their expanding economic relationship a more durable investment architecture even as…

By R. Suryamurthy · September 11, 2026

Bangladesh

UN’s Six Priorities Are a Roadmap from Commitment to Action

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman officially assumed the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly on September 8, taking charge of its 81st session. His appointment marks Bangladesh’s return…

By Nicholas Biswas · September 11, 2026

Central Asia

India, Russia to Discuss SMRs, S-400 Delays, AI and Rare Earths

India and Russia are likely to discuss joint development of new Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and a second Kudankulam-type nuclear power plant at another location in India, besides the status…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 10, 2026

Diplomacy

Will the BRICS Summit Move Towards De-Dollarization?

As the BRICS summit approaches, all eyes, from stock market players across the world to heads of powerful central banks, will be on any moves that may crop up during…

By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury · September 9, 2026