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BRICS summit opens in New Delhi amid wars, global tensions, tariffs

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Tariffs and geopolitical rifts dominate discussions at a critical BRICS summit in India's capital.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:40:50 UTC.

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  1. China’s Xi lands in India for BRICS summit overshadowed by wars

  2. BRICS leaders gather in India as wars and US tensions test unity

  3. BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc

  4. BRICS summit opens in New Delhi amid wars, global tensions, tariffs

  5. Applied, invested, still outside: Pakistan is still waiting at the Brics door

  6. Trump may be BRICS’s best recruitment agent

  7. Xi Jinping arrives in Delhi for Brics summit, set for talks with PM Modi

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