Brics

BRICS+ group’s share in global goods exports can overtake G7 by 2026: EY India

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BRICS+ group’s share in global goods exports can overtake G7 by 2026: EY India

Officials, including Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, attend the BRICS … Read more

BRICS not anti-West, only ‘non-West’, says Russian President Putin

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BRICS not anti-West, only ‘non-West’, says Russian President Putin

Moscow: Days ahead of the BRICS Summit in his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday asserted that the grouping is not “anti-West”, but is just “non-West”, also recalling that this is member state India’s stand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. At … Read more

BRICS countries recognize group’s importance for multipolarity: Jaishankar

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BRICS countries recognize group’s importance for multipolarity: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attends the IBSA Foreign Minister’s meeting on UNGA79 sidelines, in New York on Thursday (September 26, 2024). | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his BRICS counterparts to affirm its role in a multipolar world. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 79th session … Read more

Turkiye seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says

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Turkiye seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | Photo Credit: AP NATO member Turkiye has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a senior Kremlin official said on Wednesday (September 4, 2024), as Russia and China seek to counter the West’s global influence. Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs aide, told reporters that … Read more

Nationally focused NGOs ‘will be priority at BRICS-Civil’

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Nationally focused NGOs ‘will be priority at BRICS-Civil’

Delegates walk past the logos of the BRICS summit during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nationally oriented NGOs will find prominence at the BRICS-Civil 2024 to be held in Moscow from July 3-4, according to a Russian organiser Dr. … Read more

30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

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30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that 30 countries have expressed their interest in establishing partnership ties with the BRICS grouping. Lavrov said Moscow expects a wide range of solutions to be developed ahead of the group’s next summit, set to take place in the Russian city of Kazan in October next … Read more

Pakistan applies for BRICS membership; seeks Russia’s support

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Pakistan applies for BRICS membership; seeks Russia’s support

Pakistan has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping and sought Russia‘s support, the country’s envoy to Moscow Muhammad Khalid Jamali has said. Pakistan has filed an application to join the BRICS group of nations in 2024 and is counting on Russia’s assistance during the membership process, Russia’s official TASS news agency quoted Jamali as … Read more

Xi Jinping to attend BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on Palestinian-Israel issue: China

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Xi Jinping to attend BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on Palestinian-Israel issue: China

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on Tuesday on the Hamas-Israel conflict, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced here on Monday. Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the current chair of the BRICS group, convened a virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations on the Middle East situation in Gaza … Read more

Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Xi call for speedy disengagement along LAC; Trump arrested in Georgia racketeering case, and more

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Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Xi call for speedy disengagement along LAC; Trump arrested in Georgia racketeering case, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping engage in a brief interaction at the 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg on August 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Trump arrested in Georgia racketeering case Former U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail on August 24 on racketeering and conspiracy charges for … Read more

Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more

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Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more

Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Russian private mercenary group Wagner. | Photo Credit: Reuters With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on Wednesday, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan. Years of … Read more