More: BRICS
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...
IS BRICS Becoming an Anti-Western Bloc?
For much of the post-Cold War era, the global order revolved around Western-led institutions. The G7 shaped financial governance, the IMF and World Bank...
BRICS Fails to Reach Joint Statement as Iran War Exposes Internal Divisions
Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations ended a two day meeting in New Delhi without issuing a joint statement, highlighting deep divisions within the...
Iran-UAE Dispute Overshadows BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India
Iran's foreign minister accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being directly involved in military actions against Iran during a BRICS meeting in New...
Iran Urges BRICS to Condemn War
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, asked BRICS nations to condemn the actions of the United States and Israel, claiming they violate international law. This...
Iran Conflict Tests BRICS Unity at Delhi Foreign Ministers Meeting
The ongoing Iran conflict is expected to dominate discussions at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi, placing pressure on the expanded bloc...
RBI’s Digital Currency Proposal for the BRICS 2026 Agenda
Authors: Edberg D. Cheeran and Chris Teres Jos*
In 2026, the global financial system is witnessing a shift that could alter the functioning of world...
The New Non-Alignment
When Leverage Replaced Loyalty
There is a diplomatic category error that shapes almost all Western analysis of the Global South, and it goes something like...