Jakarta, Sept. 13 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto encouraged BRICS member states to recognize their shared strengths and harness them to collectively overcome global challenges, underlining the importance of mutual support.

"The first step is to recognize the value of what we have and use these strengths to help one another," he said during an open session of the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sunday.

As cited in a Presidential Secretariat statement, Prabowo noted that BRICS countries and the broader Global South face similar challenges that can be addressed by aligning their resources, production capacity, technological capabilities, and markets.

"Together, we can turn these interconnected challenges into opportuni...