BRICS Summit, Sept. 12 -- The 18th BRICS Summit kicks off in New Delhi.

The summit comes at a time of mounting pressure on the global economy, with the US-Iran war, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and deepening geopolitical tensions adding to uncertainty.

Under these circumstances, BRICS cooperation can help countries in the Global South move beyond simply managing supply-chain disruptions and build more resilient, self-reliant economies, an opinion article in a Chinese publication has said.

Published in China Daily, the article argues that growing geopolitical tensions and protectionism are exposing developing economies to repeated economic shocks. Against this backdrop, it presents the expanding BRICS grouping as a platform that can stre...