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BRICS Meetings Starting to Show Divisions

Modi’s absence among online leaders suggests he’s not in complete harmony with Xi

Sep 08, 2025
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By: Toh Han Shih

Not all is harmonious among the BRICS, the 11-nation political and diplomatic coordination forum regarded as a counterweight to the west, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s no-show at an online BRICS leaders’ summit attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi missed the 2025 BRICS Summit two …

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