Russia refers to the group as a "pillar of the new world order"

The stage is set for the all-important BRICS summit amid a big global divide over the Ukraine war. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit. PM Modi issued a big statement on the multipolar world. This comes as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called BRICS a pillar of the new world order.