China supports India in hosting the BRICS summit, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. While attendance details remain unannounced, the 18th summit in New Delhi will mark two decades of the bloc, focusing on trade, development, and Global South priorities.

There can be greater BRICS cooperation, with the help of the word Power

BRICS has strayed quite far from where it started and the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi, gives India a huge opportunity to bring coherence back to the expanded group

This article is authored by Hriday Sarma, senior fellow, South Asia Democratic Forum, Brussels.

India is keeping its BRICS summit low-key amid strained US ties, tensions with China and a more challenging geopolitical environment.