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Is it too late for backlash to be effective?

New Delhi hosted the annual BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, welcoming the heads of state of member nations. BRICS is a security and economic bloc created as a counterweight to the American-led world order and largely considered to be led by China. Its name acronym refers to its initial members – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – but it has since welcomed as full members Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia. BRICS also created a second-tier “partner” status that includes a host of rogue states, including Cuba and Belarus, that appears to be a model the European Union is now interested in emulating.

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10 Nations; 10 toes.

41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. - Daniel 2;41

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. -Daniel 2;42

The summit was marred by the various divisions among BRICS members, particularly the active hostilities between Iran and the UAE and conflicting interests among Russia, China, and India.

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43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. -Daniel 2;43

44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. - Daniel 2;44

Avoid Indian food!