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BRICS or Buffet? How India’s Summit Optics Ate Its Diplomatic Message

India’s BRICS 2026 summit delivered serious diplomacy, but a restrictive dinner, awkward photo-op and viral snacking repeatedly hijacked the message.

Narendra Modi at the BRICS 2026 photo-op beside the vegetarian state-dinner menu and an Indian official eating during a summit address

External Links & References

[Official BRICS 2026 website] → https://www.brics2026.gov.in/

[Associated Press report on the BRICS summit and New Delhi Declaration] → https://apnews.com/article/india-brics-modi-russia-china-iran-wars-72e4329da3bc30ab7b231b2d11aae375

[The Indian Express report on the vegetarian BRICS dinner] → https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rahul-gandhi-brics-dinner-80-percent-indians-non-vegetarian-10876227/

[The New Indian Express report on Xi Jinping skipping the gala dinner] → https://www.newindianexpress.com/

[BOOM fact-check on the AI-generated BRICS photograph] → https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/photo-pm-modi-world-leaders-brics-summit-ai-generated-viral-image-factcheck-29468

[Council on Foreign Relations BRICS backgrounder] → https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-brics-group-and-why-it-expanding

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