Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief.
The highlights this week: New Delhi hosts the BRICS foreign ministers’ summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls on citizens to take austerity measures amid fuel shortages, and Pakistan’s interior minister makes an important trip to Bangladesh.
New Delhi Hosts BRICS Foreign Ministers
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing this week, another summit is taking place in New Delhi: the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, held on Thursday and Friday.
As this year’s BRICS chair, India accords great strategic importance to the group, which has gained momentum in recent years. New Delhi will also host the annual leaders’ meeting in September.
