More: BRICS
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...
BRICS Facing Political Divergences, Suspends its Future Expansion
At the 12th Primakov Readings conference held in Moscow on June 24, Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, categorically emphasized that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,...
Global South: Future Political and Economic Outlook
Russia's former Foreign Minister, Yevgeny Primakov, advocated consistently for the emerging political governance and new economic architecture, ultimately replacing the 'rules-based order' that has...
The Multipolar Moment: Why Declining Hegemony Doesn’t Guarantee a Better World
The international order is falling apart, happening visibly, rapidly, and in ways that no longer surprise even the most committed defenders of the post-1945...
The Advancing Multipolarity and Its Emerging Leaders
The development of relations within the Global South has been proceeding steadily and along an advancing trajectory. Without sensational headlines, the level of relations...
The Rise of Strategic Middle Powers
In February 2025, the most consequential US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine did not happen in Washington, Moscow, or Brussels. They happened in...
Loose Bricks? The Question of BRICS
The spokesperson for India's External Affairs Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, said in March that "India is actively engaging with member countries of BRICS to arrive...