Members of the Brics nations logged into a virtual summit on Monday, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, intending to take a defiant stand against US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war.Instead, the quickly assembled outing became an exercise in caution, as the bloc’s heavyweights, Brazil and India, sought to steer clear of further enraging the “America-first” leader.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a founding Brics leader, skipped the meeting, sending...