You have been selected as MANCOSA postgraduate student to accompany President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 13TH BRICS summit in India. Your president and Narendra Modi has advised you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa and India have experienced several concerning issues which has affected the environmental, social and economical. Both have advised you that there are new development opportunities that are currently existing and may be beneficial for South Africa and India. Justify how COVID-19 has influenced market opportunities within South Africa specifically and elaborate on how the competitive service strategies can be used to achieve competitive advantage when globalising into international markets within the BRICS countries? Provide supporting examples to justify your