Donald Trump being the spoil sport, India realises the power of BRICS, RIC and more importantly - the prowess of India-China ties. In all these Naendra Modi-Xi Jinping friendship and a good working rapport will matter much.
The two countries share ancient civilizations and, in many ways, understand each other better.
People are expecting a "positive outcome" between China and India during the summit.
Between the two, India has strengths in software and a large pool of young talent while China possesses strong hardware capabilities.
The India-China cooperation is important not only for bilateral relations but also for the Global South and the world as a whole.
It's more simplistic but with ramifications and challenges. If China and India can work together under Modi and Xi -- both hardliners - the impact will extend far beyond the larger Asian context. One need not be a foreign policy expert to find out what adverse fallout Trump has left.
The unpredictable Tariffs and the war in Iran directed at both US adversaries and 'friends' have destabilised global energy markets. The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi could in a mild manner set the ball rolling for 'light or soft isolation' of the United States.
The US is certainly not a member of BRICS; yet President Donald Trump's shadow looms large - even as India's foreign minister has clarified that BRICS is "non-west" and not necessarily anti-West. Of course, Diplomacy teaches these art.
For Quad -- comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia - the forum is stated to be not anti-China. PM Modi once said -- it's not anti-one.
Leaders from 11 Brics nations - including host India, China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, the UAE and Iran, with Saudi Arabia attending as an invited member. There are ifs and buts.
Russia and Iran may push for the BRICS to take a clearer and stromnger stand against President Trump; Putin indicated so with his criticism of G-7.
"India cannot afford to have a joint statement that rails against Washington," Michael Kugelman, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told the BBC. He expects any criticism of US policies to be "vague and indirect", reflecting the sharply divergent interests within the expanded group.
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On the other hand; India views the Chinese president Xi's visit and participation at the BRICS a very good opportunity to push for better ties.
Bilateral meetings between Xi and PM Modi is on cards.
Notably, the recent 25th Round of Talks Between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question, held in Beijing on August 25, produced an 8-point consensus that both sides have described as a positive signal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting New Delhi marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years. Last time he came to India was in 2019 and for Informal Summit with Modi in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram).
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