摘要
India will host the Eighth BRICS Summit in Goa on October 15-16.What will the event mean to the club of emerging powers,and what global infuence does the BRICS mechanism have?Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj,and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports have given their answers on various occasions.Edited excerpts of some of their opinions follow: