The 14th BRICS Summit, a virtual gathering hosted by China that finished on Saturday, focused on measures to increase the group's influence on the world arena while also fostering sustainable infrastructure development in the area. One takeaway from this is that BRICS might defuse the frozen border issues between India and China.
The "structural changes in BRICS in the last few years increased the influence of this institution," according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has condemned US-led sanctions for "weaponizing" the global economy.
Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, Founder and President of the Delhi-based Forum for Global Studies, spoke with Sputnik about the recent BRICS meeting.
Interviewer: China wants India to keep the border dispute separate from the "larger" problem of India-China relations. India has constantly stated that it will not occur till the border problem is settled. Despite the tensions in the background, India attende...