World leaders gather in Kazan for the BRICS summit, where Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to undermine the West and showcase Russia's enduring power. However, other BRICS members may not share Putin's intent to challenge the Western-led order. China's growing economic and strategic advantage over Russia, India's close partnership with the US, and tensions between Gulf Arab nations and Iran could all strain relations within the bloc. Despite this, Russian officials and analysts insist that the summit demonstrates Russia's resilience and the failure of Western sanctions.