Xu Qiliang (6th R), vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, meets with Indian Defense Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma (6th L) during a meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 14, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.