BRICS 2026: Pahalgam, PM Modi-Xi, Iran-UAE Talks - India's Big Diplomatic Moment
Day one of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi saw a strong diplomatic push by India, from the explicit mention of the Pahalgam terror attack in the New Delhi Declaration to the Modi-Xi meeting and Iran-UAE engagement on the sidelines. The discussion decodes the hard diplomacy behind the optics, India's Global South ambitions, and what the BRICS consensus means for China, Pakistan, the US and the emerging world order.
