India, despite having a large population and regional strength, has demonstrated that it is not worthy of the responsibility of a seat on an international forum. India’s exploitation of the BRICS summit is the latest example that the international world should be wary of. It is expected that such misbehaviour will also be on display in the BRICS summit as India tries to set the vague topic of “terrorism” as the agenda, all while clamping down on any criticism of its own violations of international law in Kashmir. This is a practice that has been observed time and time again within the BRICS as well as other bodies like the UN. India cannot treat it like a personal platform where it can malign Pakistan and attempt to alienate it from its allies.

Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 01:52 UTC