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BRICS expansion

Bridges, Not Blocs: India’s Quiet Ascent in a Fractured Global Order
By Soumya Bhowmick
As global powers fracture into rival spheres of influence, India’s strategic restraint, non-alignment, and economic resilience position it as a stabilizing force in a multipolar world.

Southeast Asia and BRICS: A Strategic Response to Institutional Change in the Indo-Pacific
By Pavittarbir Saggu
For Southeast Asia, BRICS is just one piece of a larger puzzle.

Kazakhstan’s BRICS Conundrum
By Ayushi Saini and Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash
Astana has emphasized its commitment to strengthening its role as a close partner of BRICS while also stating that it will not seek membership.

The BRICS Summit in Kazan and the Limits of Western Influence
By Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva
While it may not yet be a powerful alliance, BRICS has the potential to be an attractive alternative for the countries of the Global South to pursue their national interests.

Anti-Western or Non-Western? The Nuanced Geopolitics of BRICS
By Eva Seiwert
While BRICS must be taken seriously, it would be wrong to interpret it as one pole of a two-sided geopolitical competition between China and Russia and the West.

Forging New Alliances: India’s BRICS Summit Diplomacy in Russia
By Vivek N.D.
Prime Minister Modi’s trip to Russia for the BRICS summit is critical as India seeks to deepen strategic ties with Russia, engage with China, and contribute to global governance reforms.

Many Separate BRICS, No Single Wall: India and an Expanding BRICS
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Much more than a new acronym, the BRICS grouping lacks a common denominator.

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Thailand’s Bid to Join BRICS
By Olivia Tan
Bangkok is hedging its bets, and fully seizing all the opportunities that multilateralism presents.

Pakistan’s BRICS Aspiration
By Mashal Zahid
India’s potential veto is a problem, but the bigger hurdle could be Pakistan’s internal dysfunction.

No One Knows What BRICS Expansion Means
By Anjali Bhatt
The 11 members of the expanded group have so little in common that it’s tough to decode what their purpose will be.

BRICS: A China-Led Group Looking for Relevance
By Thiago de Aragao
Everything that is being proposed at the BRICS summit is already being done – often more effectively – at the bilateral level by China.

BRICS Is Getting 6 New Members
By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome
China has been keen to expand BRICS as a direct counter to the U.S.-led G-7, but other members were more hesitant.
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