BRICS summit: Is the bloc truly challenging a Western-dominated world?

A BRICS member has been under attack for months – and has subsequently wielded attacks of its own against fellow members.This coming weekend, those countries will all be in the same room, making a third attempt to find consensus on a war that has dominated global attention – and battered economies – this year.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Xi, Modi and Putin attend SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?list 2 of 4Multipolarity gives middle powers more choices, but fewer guaranteeslist 3 of 4Next BRICS summit can get an Iran ceasefirelist 4 of 4How China-India border tensions are rising again over encroachment claimsend of listIndia hosts the BRICS Leaders’ Summit from Saturday, seeking to raise the bloc’s profile even as the United States-led war on Iran exposes divisions among its members, with Tehran and Abu Dhabi on opposing sides. Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Friday morning.The September 12-13 summit in New Delhi comes more than six months ‌after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, which has been a BRICS member since 2024. The United Arab Emirates also joined that year.The grouping of emerging countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China...