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BRICS 2026 is Proof That Diplomacy Still Works
In our fractured world, the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, produced something that has become rare in high politics: a long, negotiated
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Picture a windowless conference room at an information communications technology (ICT) ministerial meeting in Bengaluru, or perhaps a working group session in Kazan. The
