Brics’ ‘stiffest test’: can India, China rally bloc to resolve Strait of Hormuz crisis?

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The upcoming BRICS summit aims to unite member countries, especially economic powers India and China, to address the Strait of Hormuz crisis amid a global energy disruption caused by Middle East conflicts. The forum's decisions could influence global energy markets and diplomatic relations substantially.

A summit next month by the Brics grouping of nations has raised hopes that major players India and China will align to rally member states to resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with the United States making little headway. Analysts say the forum from September 12 to 13 amid the global energy crisis wrought by the Middle East conflict could see parallel diplomacy, given the 11-member grouping’s economic clout accounts for about 40 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product. “I see a...