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Both India and China benefit when BRICS strengthens institutional mechanisms that all members can trust and monitor.

India must prioritize its national security concerns over economic cooperation with China during the BRICS Summit.

India should use this summit to build alternative BRICS coalitions that limit any single member's ability to veto collective action.

Cooperation on shared challenges like climate change and pandemic preparedness should proceed independently of border disputes.

The outcome of the BRICS Summit will not significantly change the underlying rivalry between India and China.

India should prioritise bilateral trade agreements with BRICS partners over deepening dependence on Chinese manufacturing imports.

The historical tensions between India and China will hinder any meaningful collaboration at the BRICS Summit.

India and China should jointly lead BRICS initiatives on development finance to reduce Western economic dominance.

India-China bilateral talks at BRICS should produce measurable commitments on trade barriers, not ceremonial declarations.

BRICS nations should establish transparent dispute-resolution mechanisms so member conflicts do not paralyse the bloc.

Presidents have a duty to connect past attacks to present security threats when speaking at memorial ceremonies.

Military leaders should distinguish between honouring sacrifice and justifying new wars; conflating them corrodes public trust in both.

Using memorial events to promote specific military agendas can create division among communities.

The impact of war policies on veterans and their families deserves attention during memorial events.

Political figures who invoke 9/11 to defend military action should specify how that action addresses the actual threat that killed 3,000 Americans.

Memorial events should remain apolitical to maintain their integrity and respect for those who have died.

Memorial events should serve as a reminder of the consequences of war rather than a justification for ongoing conflicts.

Memorial events should focus solely on honoring the fallen, not on promoting current war policies.

Any military campaign must be debated openly in Congress and the public sphere, separate from ceremonies that memorialize past casualties.

War policies should be openly debated in all public forums, including memorial events, to promote transparency and accountability.