The Brics 2022 summit to be hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place on June 24, official sources said. While the meeting will take place virtually, it will still be followed closely as it will bring Xi, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin together for the first time since Russia launched its “special military operation’’ in Ukraine.
Xi had on May 19 addressed a meeting of the Brics foreign ministers and called for accommodating each other’s core interests and major concerns, respecting each other’s sovereignty, security and development interests and opposing hegemonism and power politics.
He is likely to use the summit to seek support for his new Global Security Initiative that apparently promotes “common security’’ in the world. While he didn’t mention the crisis in Ukraine, Xi had said in remarks aimed at the US and Europe that seeking one’s own security at the expense of others will only create new tensions and risks.
Despite the unresolved border stand-off with India in eastern Ladakh, which continues to block any forward movement in bilateral ties, Beijing has sought to give the impression that on major regional and international issues, both countries share similar positions.
