I am especially appreciative to the management of News X World for meeting my request to receive the podcast link to Saturday’s panel discussion, precisely because the given panel provides full-throated debate over the strength or weakness of the Delhi Declaration agreed to by all BRICS member states on the first day of the summit.  Day two, Sunday, was held in the format of the full BRICS community, meaning the presence of ‘partner’ countries.

I direct special attention to the remarks of the major general in this podcast. I often share the microphone with him on NewsX World hourly bulletins.  He is normally very restrained and diplomatic, but this time got fired up by the exaggerated diplomatic language of other panelists who only see a  bright side in the Declaration’s denouncing the bullying of some states (read – USA) while it puts forward no action program to protect the Member countries.

©Gilbert Doctorow, 2026

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The BRICS Summit this weekend in India, 12 – 13 September, is receiving a great deal of attention in that country and major media have arranged extensive coverage, including on air panel discussions with expert commentators speaking for the founding BRICS member states.

In this regard, I will be participating in such a panel discussion arranged by News X World this afternoon. The producers are fairly quick in posting such proceedings in podcast format on the internet. Accordingly when I receive the link, I will share it here.

Tomorrow, Saturday and on Sunday I will be participating in the coverage of BRICS by two leading broadcasters, News X World and the Indian CNN channel.  Here, too, as podcasts are posted, I will make the links available. I believe the Community will find special value in the exchange of different perspectives by commentators speaking for the founding member states.

©Gilbert Doctorow, 2026

https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/news-x-world-this-morning-russian

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