BRICS meet 2023: Expansion of five-nation grouping still work in progress, says Jaishankar

BRICS meet 2023: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the expansion of the BRICS bloc is still a work in progress and members of the five-nation grouping are approaching the idea with a positive intent and an open mind. And the third part is how we look at possible BRICS expansion - what will be the appropriate format for that is also something we need to work on,” Jaishankar said. 'BRICS is established feature of the global landscape' Earlier, addressing the Friends of BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Jaishankar said the message of reform that BRICS embodies must permeate the world of multilateralism. Among the countries reportedly seeking membership in the BRICS bloc are Egypt and the Middle Eastern oil-producing nations of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.