Washington, Sept. 11 -- South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman said on Saturday that the 18th BRICS Summit offers India, the chair, a pivotal platform to reassert its global leadership and strengthen ties with the Global South amid growing volatility in the international order.

Analysing the geopolitical landscape surrounding the summit, Kugelman noted that the gathering comes at a crucial juncture as developing nations seek alternatives to the existing global framework.

"Timing is very important for BRICS because we are seeing an intensification of volatility in the global economic and financial order, as well as in the global order as a whole. BRICS is meant to provide new contributions to the global order at a time when there is rising ...