Jaishankar to Attend Brazil-Led BRICS Virtual Summit on US Tariffs: MEA

Quick Summary:

• external Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at a virtual BRICS summit on Monday, September 7, 2025.
• The summit is convened by Brazilian President Lula da Silva and focuses on U.S. tariffs imposed on BRICS countries.
• Prime Minister Modi recently visited China for the SCO summit and met wiht Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, drawing criticism from U.S. officials.
• Brazil’s president has called for a “common plan” amongst BRICS members to counter U.S. tariffs after imposing high duties on Brazilian goods.
• The Kremlin confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s participation in the upcoming summit; confirmations from other countries are awaited.
• India will assume the chairmanship of BRICS next year and host the group’s meetings that includes additional members like Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, among others.
• U.S.-imposed penalties include specific reasons tied to trade deficits and domestic policies within individual nations such as India’s russian oil imports or south Africa’s land law regarded discriminatory by Trump.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

India’s decision to have External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represent it signals diplomatic maneuvering amidst tense global trade dynamics shaped by unilateral measures like tariffs applied by the United States against key economies including India itself besides hurting either parity-neutral straightforwardly punctured retaliující indirect impact ***”