Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global trade turbulence and energy security, are expected to dominate the two-day meeting of the 11-nation bloc.

Xi Jinping has arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit and talks with Narendra Modi. The visit is being watched as India and China try to steady ties while shaping a wider BRICS agenda.

Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit and is set to meet Narendra Modi. The visit is being watched as a test of the recent push to stabilise India-China ties.

Being part of BRICS gives India more heft in advancing its ambitions on the global high table, and its presidency has ensured it prominence on the world stage

Iran and the UAE have so far been unable to agree on common diplomatic language for the summit's Delhi Declaration, a fault line that has already stalled BRICS statements once this year.