12th BRICS Summit to be held virtually for 1st time on Nov 17

The 12th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit will be held virtually for the first time in its history on November 17, Russia, the chair of the five-nation bloc, announced on Monday. The theme of the Meeting of the Leaders of BRICS countries is "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth", Russia said.