BRICS virtual summit and US tariffs pressure Adam Burakowski 15.09.2025 11:04 DrukujPDFPhoto. LulaOficial/X FacebookTwitterLinkedInCopy linkSend email Encouraged by the, at least symbolic, success of the SCO summit in Tianjin and under pressure from the United States, BRICS leaders opted to hold a virtual summit on Monday, September 8. The annual BRICS summit, held in July 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, was far from a major success, in part because two key leaders were absent. This very issue was the focus of the extraordinary, ad hoc virtual BRICS summit held on 8 September. Modi also opted not to participate in the virtual BRICS summit, sending Jaishankar in his place.