BRICS Uses a Unity-in-Diversity Template

Source: Hindustan Times | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 16:08:46 UTC

Key Points

• Chinese President Xi Jinping visited India after seven years, the first such visit since the Ladakh standoff between Indian and Chinese forces.
• Xi’s bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his address countered perceptions that China views BRICS only as a platform for challenging U.S. hegemony.
• The article says BRICS nations have reached consensus on substantive issues despite internal differences.
• It frames BRICS as following a unity-in-diversity approach and expressing a wish to change the existing international status quo.
• Whether BRICS can use this concord to resolve conflicts through dialogue within the grouping and promote that approach globally remains uncertain.