Author: Gautam Lahiri

In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a special guest to the 18th BRICS Summit, which is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi in September this year. Official sources in the Government of India have confirmed that the invitation has already been conveyed to the Government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is not a member of BRICS, nor does it have observer status. The summit is scheduled to take place on September 12-13 this year. India is the current chair of BRICS. According to official sources, since this is…