South African envoy hails BRICS as force reshaping world order

Source: ANI (Asian News International) | Original Published At: 2026-09-07 09:02:06 UTC

Key Points

• South African High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal said BRICS has brought the Global South to the centre of the global geopolitical, economic and financial order.
• He described BRICS as a powerful collective formation working not only for developing nations but also for the wider global community.
• Sooklal said the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi would be strategically significant, with nearly all BRICS leaders expected to attend.
• He said the presence of leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa would underline BRICS' global importance.
• Sooklal noted that India assumed the BRICS presidency amid difficult geopolitical and economic conditions, including the situation in Gaza, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Iran-US tensions and unilateral trade measures.
• The summit is set to take place under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.