India ’s invitation to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend a Brics summit in New Delhi in September is being seen as a chance to repair ties after one of the most turbulent periods in relations between the neighbours in years. If Rahman accepts, he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly for the first time since becoming Bangladesh ’s leader after elections in February. Brics is an association of leading emerging national economies whose members include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Delhi is set to host the 18th Brics summit on September 12 and 13. A Bangladesh Foreign Ministry official told ANI that Dhaka had received the invitation and forwarded it to the prime minister’s office.