Tharoor backs India’s BRICS role after Chidambaram questions what the grouping has achieved
- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor backed India’s BRICS hosting, calling it proof of the country’s diplomatic convening power.
- His remarks came after party colleague P Chidambaram questioned the tangible benefits India has gained from recent BRICS summits.
- Tharoor said the 11-member BRICS bloc represents a majority of the world’s population and 41% of global GDP.
- BJP said Tharoor had exposed the differences within Congress after he defended BRICS and its importance for India.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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