https://kashmirtimes.com/news/indias-long-journey-in-brics-from-reluctant-gatekeeper-to-bridge-builder https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-09-14/j7x5gw4h/Yekaterinburg-Russia.-BRIC-Brazil-Russia-India-and-China-leaders-during-the-1st-BRIC-summit-June-16-2009.jpg Yekaterinburg, Russia. BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) leaders during the 1st BRIC summit, June 16, 2009. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-09-14/c5nq9oi1/Russias-President-Vladimir-Putin-3L-Indias-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-3R-and-Chinas-President-Xi-Jinping-2R-posing-with-other-leaders-for-a-family-photo-during-the-18th-BRICS-Summit-in-New-Delhi-on-September-13-2026-PIB.webp Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3L), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (3R) and China's President Xi Jinping (2R) posing with other leaders for a family photo during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 13, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-09-14/ijuhcx5o/Kashmiri-leaders-and-Iran-Foreign-minister.jpg Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a separate meeting with senior Kashmiri religious leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Aga Syed Hassan, Muntazir Mehdi and Molvi Imran Raza Ansari, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday (September 12, 2026). https://media.assettype.com/kashmirtimes/2026-09-14/sc8ghev0/BRICS-menu-for-dinner-on-September-12-2026.jpg Menu for the BRICS leaders dinner on September 12, 2026, in New Delhi. kashmirtimes en 2026-09-14T10:30:14.086Z India’s Long Journey in BRICS: From Reluctant Gatekeeper to Bridge-Builder BRICS, Summit, Global South, Brazil, India, Russia, China, South Africa, Yekaterinburg, New Delhi, Pakistan, Dr Manmohan Singh, Asif Ali Zardari, India-Pakistan, International Politics, Diplomacy, Economy