{
  "id": 538643,
  "title": "Brics’ ‘stiffest test’: can India, China rally bloc to resolve Strait of Hormuz crisis?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/brics-stiffest-test-can-india-china-rally-bloc-to-resolve-strait-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:30:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3363590/brics-stiffest-test-can-india-china-rally-bloc-resolve-strait-hormuz-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A summit next month by the Brics grouping of nations has raised hopes that major players India and China will align to rally member states to resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis, with the United States making little headway. Analysts say the forum from September 12 to 13 amid the global energy crisis wrought by the Middle East conflict could see parallel diplomacy, given the 11-member grouping’s…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump claims control of Strait of Hormuz as stalemate deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/trump-claims-control-of-strait-of-hormuz-as-stalemate-deepens",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:18:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}