P Chidambaram Questions Tangible Gains From Recent BRICS Summits
The BJP said Congress was divided after Shashi Tharoor praised the summit as a Global South platform while P. Chidambaram questioned India’s gains.
- The BRICS Summit commences Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, bringing 11 member nations and global observers together to address Global South priorities.
- Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram questioned the "tangible benefits" of recent BRICS summits, comparing the bloc unfavorably to the G20 and QUAD while expressing doubt about results for India.
- Conversely, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor described hosting the summit as "a matter of huge prestige," though he acknowledged trade imbalances and difficulty reaching consensus on global conflicts among diverse members.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party seized on the internal rift, with spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accusing Congress of "FOMO" and behaving like a "Naraz Fufa" regarding India's hosting duties.
- Reaching consensus remains challenging, as Tharoor noted past foreign ministerial meetings failed to agree on the Iran war and Russia-Ukraine conflict, requiring chair declarations instead of joint statements.
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'Naraz Fufa Exposed': BJP Targets Congress After Tharoor Differs With Chidambaram On BRICS Summit
A day after P Chidambaram questioned BRICS’ benefits for India, Shashi Tharoor praised the grouping’s global role and India’s hosting of the summit, drawing a BJP jibe at Congress.
'Prioritise national interest': Shashi Tharoor advises govt to keep Brics 'non-West'
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Tharoor counters Chidambaram on BRICS; BJP says 'Congress exposes Congress'
The Global South is over 100 countries, but here we have 11 key players from the Global South who collectively represent much of the diversity of views, as well as the range of countries that we are essentially chairing on this particular occasion, says Tharoor
“In Opposing BJP, They Seem to Be Criticising India”: BJP’s Ram Kadam Hits out at P Chidambaram over BRICS Remarks
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "In opposing the BJP, they seem to be criticising India itself, which is why they fail to recognise India's achievements at BRICS," Ram Kadam said on Thursday. India News | “In Opposing BJP, They Seem to Be Criticising India”: BJP’s Ram Kadam Hits out at P Chidambaram over BRICS Remarks.
P Chidambaram Questions India’s BRICS Gains: BJP Hits Back With ‘FOMO’, ‘Naaraz Fufa’ Jibe
P Chidambaram questioned the tangible benefits India has gained from recent BRICS summits, prompting the BJP to accuse Congress of suffering from “FOMO” over India hosting the 2026 summit
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