BRICS Summit Will Test India’s Diplomatic Mettle in More Ways Than One: ORF VP Harsh Pant

Source: ANI (Asian News International) | Original Published At: 2026-09-09 22:51:56 UTC

Key Points

• ORF Vice President Harsh Pant said India faces a major diplomatic test in forging consensus at the upcoming BRICS Leaders' Summit.
• Pant said the summit comes amid growing geopolitical fragmentation, wars in Europe and the Middle East, and pressure on traditional multilateral institutions.
• He noted that developing countries in the Global South are disproportionately affected by these crises and expect BRICS to provide practical solutions.
• Pant said BRICS has emerged as a platform carrying high expectations, but building a unified position among members is complex.
• He pointed to divergences among BRICS members, including US-China rivalry, the Russia-Ukraine war, and tensions involving Iran, Israel and the UAE.
• Pant said the earlier failure of BRICS foreign ministers to issue a joint statement makes the leaders' summit a key test for New Delhi's diplomacy.