New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The upcoming 18th Brics Summit under India's presidency could turn out to be both an economic lever and a diplomatic endurance test for New Delhi.

At the 11-13 September meetings and on the sidelines, the host country will likely pursue concrete outcomes on crucial agendas, including supply chain resilience, seamless cross-border transactions, energy security, reforms within multilateral bodies, and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to several government officials and experts.

The joint participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the summit will also give India an opportunity to rethink its ties with China, push the Global South's cause and manage the...