New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar on Thursday described the grouping as an important international platform and said BRICS should be strengthened as an alternative to unilateral approaches being pursued by the United States administration.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the participation of major world leaders makes the summit significant and stressed the importance of dialogue and regional cooperation in addressing global challenges.

"BRICS Summit is an important international event, and some of the most important world leaders are attending. All kinds of regional cooperation among nations are very much relevant. BRICS is all the more important because Trump and his admi...