BRICS on the Brink: Can Putin's India Visit Unify a Fracturing Alliance? Vladimir Putin's arrival in New Delhi for the BRICS summit is set to be a baptism by fire for the increasingly fractious alliance.
For years, BRICS has been touted as a counterweight to Western dominated institutions, but beneath its surface lies a complex web of competing interests and diverging allegiances.
The conflict in Ukraine has strained relations within BRICS, with India struggling to balance its ties with Washington while avoiding direct confrontation with Russia.