Brics Expansion

BRICS and West Asia: How a strategic realignment is taking shape in global order

With its strategic location, economic strength and critical fossil energy reserves, the West Asian nations are an important addition and present an opportunity for the BRICS

Six new building blocks added to BRICS

India has good relations with the countries joining BRICS, says PM Modi. The membership of these countries will come into effect from January 2024.

Which countries are lining up to join BRICS?

Leaders of BRICS will discuss the expansion of the collective when they meet for the Johannesburg summit, starting Tuesday. Countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Bolivia, among others, want to join the bloc, a a request backed by Moscow and Beijing. However, Delhi has expressed some scepticism

India and Brazil oppose China's rapid expansion bid for BRICS group

India and Brazil want to use the summit to discuss potentially bringing in additional countries with observer status, the officials said. South Africa supports discussing different membership options to accommodate this, but doesn’t necessarily oppose expansion, two of the officials said.

BRICS Johannesburg Summit: Why India should not let autocratic China dominate the dialogue

New Delhi should counter Xi Jinping’s broader Chinese dream of world domination using forums like SCO and BRICS