More: BRICS
Is China Turning Economic Influence in Africa into Strategic Power?
China can leverage its membership in the BRICS group and its direct investments in Africa as complementary tools to build growing economic influence that...
BRICS Urges ‘Maximum Restraint’ as Middle East Crisis Deepens
The BRICS group of nations adopted a joint declaration on Saturday, showing "deep concern" about the Middle East war. They called for maximum restraint...
Xi’s India Visit Signals Diplomatic Thaw, but Business Ties Face Deep Distrust
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit New Delhi for the annual BRICS summit, marking his first trip to India in seven years....
India Pushes for BRICS Digital Currency Link as Payment Barriers Persist
India is working to link central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) among BRICS nations for cross-border payments at an upcoming summit, despite political and technical...
Beyond Expansion: Can BRICS Convert Economic Weight into Collective Power?
Authors: Janvi Singhi and Kanav Sharma*
BRICS is moving into a more meaningful phase in its evolution. Its larger membership, considerable resources, population, and markets...
Russia Rejects De-Dollarisation Push as Putin Prepares for BRICS Summit
Russia has rejected the idea that it is pursuing formal de-dollarisation, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying Moscow remains open to any acceptable payment...
Can BRICS Build a Payment Ecosystem Without Becoming a Financial Bloc?
The most consequential expansion of BRICS may happen without a new currency, a dramatic fall in dollar reserves, or another flag being added to...
Is BRICS Really Ditching the Dollar? What the Data Shows
BRICS de-dollarization is real but narrow: it is happening bilaterally, mostly under Russia and Iran's sanctions duress, while the instruments meant to make it...
BRICS Pay vs. the Dollar: What the IMF’s Own Reserve Data Actually Shows
On 6 July 2026, standing in Jakarta, Narendra Modi and Indonesian officials operationalised a framework letting India and Indonesia settle bilateral trade directly in...
Iran to Join BRICS Development Bank, Central Bank Chief Says
Iran is set to join the New Development Bank (NDB), the development lender established by the BRICS group, Iranian central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati...