India, Sept. 13 -- Uruguay Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin says Montevideo seeks new MERCOSUR-India talks to deepen trade ties. He traces the push to PM Narendra Modi's meeting with President Orsi (Uruguay) in Rio last year, where the PM outlined a 10-year vision for bilateral ties.

New Delhi has spent the year preparing for its BRICS moment. As India takes the chair of the grouping for the fourth time, the capital has rolled out the red carpet for a gathering that goes well beyond the 11-member bloc. Partner countries and outreach invitees have also been brought into the room, turning Bharat Mandapam into a snapshot of the wider Global South and the shifting architecture of global diplomacy. Among those guests is Uruguay, represented in...