The 16th BRICS Summit commenced this week in the Russian city of Kazan, bringing together dozens of nations seeking to form a power bloc against Western powers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke Wednesday on the sidelines of the summit, a new display of cooperation following diplomatic and unorthodox military skirmishes between the Asian countries that erupted in 2020.

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