Veda Vaidyanathan is an associate fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi , left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Aug. 2023. © AP
Veda Vaidyanathan is an associate fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.