P Chidambaram questions tangible gains from recent BRICS summits
P. Chidambaram said recent BRICS summits have not delivered tangible gains for India, and the BJP accused Congress of opposing the summit out of FOMO.
- Delhi hosts the BRICS Summit beginning tomorrow, September 12, 2026, with 11 member nations representing a majority of the world's population and 41 per cent of global GDP.
- Former Union Minister P Chidambaram questioned on Wednesday whether recent BRICS summits delivered tangible benefits, comparing India's participation across BRICS, G20, and QUAD without seeing significant results.
- BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused the Congress of "FOMO" over the summit, saying the party behaves like a "Naraz Fufa" opposing India's hosting of the event.
- Shashi Tharoor described hosting as "a matter of huge prestige" on Thursday, yet acknowledged trade imbalances where India's exports to BRICS countries declined while imports rose.
- Diplomats face real challenges finding consensus on global issues after foreign ministers failed to reach a joint statement on the Iran war and Russia-Ukraine conflict, complicating the leaders' summit.
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‘Not a small matter’: Shashi Tharoor on BRICS 2026 after P Chidambaram questions ‘tangible benefits’
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that India, which is hosting this year's BRICS, is providing an important platform for the Global South. “It's not a small matter; it's something that has to be taken very seriously by the rest of the world,” he said.
BRICS has global value, shows India's diplomatic power: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has defended relevance of the BRICS summit, saying the grouping provides an important platform for the Global South and demonstrates India’s diplomatic convening power after senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram questioned the tangible benefits India has gained from the bloc, according to a report. Speaking ahead of the BRICS … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports,…
‘Congress exposes Congress’: BJP on Shashi Tharoor, Chidambaram and BRICS
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari has jumped in with a jab at the Congress after P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor seemed to disagree over the BRICS summit in Delhi this weekend and 'tangible benefits' for India.
'Naraz Fufa Exposed': BJP Targets Congress After Tharoor Differs With Chidambaram On BRICS Summit
A day after P Chidambaram questioned BRICS’ benefits for India, Shashi Tharoor praised the grouping’s global role and India’s hosting of the summit, drawing a BJP jibe at Congress.
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