Dehradun, Sept. 15 -- The 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi came to a successful conclusion and without controversy beyond that involving dietary choices. As anticipated, it advanced global geopolitics by positioning the expanded 11-member bloc as a stabilised, non-Western-yet notably not anti-Western-anchor for the Global South. Amid escalating international friction, the summit shifted geopolitical dynamics across three critical areas.
The first involved reaching consensus amid severe conflict. Despite sharp divisions over wars in Ukraine and West Asia, Indian host negotiators achieved a major diplomatic breakthrough by securing the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. The text navigated intense polarisation by calling for ...