Brazil takes the helm at a moment when diplomatic pragmatism should take precedence over some of the bloc’s more polarizing initiatives. On January 1, Brazil assumed the rotating presidency of the ...
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What is BRICS and why does it matter?
BRICS leaders meet in Brazil this weekend to advance plans to challenge Western dominance. As more nations join the economic bloc, how will BRICS reshape power, trade and influence in a rapidly ...
(From L to R) President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister ...
Following Thailand and Malaysia, Vietnam last month became the third Southeast Asian “partner country” of BRICS. BRICS partnership, an extended cooperation mechanism established at the grouping’s ...
Indonesia recently joined BRICS as a full member, making it the first Southeast Asian country in a grouping some observers consider to be the most powerful and potentially consequential framework not ...
Brics has emerged as a significant international force since 2009 when it was established at a summit in Russia. What began as a five-member group encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South ...
During its 16th annual summit in Kazan, Russia, Brics – a group of emerging economies determined to act as a counterweight to the west and to whittle down the influence of global institutions – ...
TASS-FACTBOX. On July 6-7, 2025, Rio de Janeiro will host the 17th BRICS Summit, bringing together representatives from around 20 countries, including BRICS members, partner states, and invited ...
Meeting amid the gleaming glass towers of Johannesburg’s business district, the mostly billionaire heads of state had no clear agenda other than perhaps a major expansion of BRICS membership aimed at ...
The following is an op-ed written by Dominique Fraser, Research and Program Officer at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a Policy Fellow at Asia Society Australia, and Dr. Premesha Saha, Maitri ...
TASS-FACTBOX. On September 8, 2025 an online summit of the BRICS interstate association is scheduled to take place. The meeting is organized by the alliance's rotating chair Brazil, at the initiative ...
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