4 Reasons Why India Supports the BRICS
4 years, 2 months ago

4 Reasons Why India Supports the BRICS

The Diplomat  

The Russian government announced last week that the annual five-nations BRICS Summit will be held virtually on November 17. Russia is chairing the BRICS this year; the meeting will bring China’s President Xi Jinping and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi face-to-face for the first time since the military standoff between the two countries in Ladakh started more than five months ago. That would signify India’s move away from its self-ascribed role as an emerging powers leader, and act to directly snub Russia, which has traditionally reposed a lot of interest in the BRICS. As India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently described it, BRICS provides India a transcontinental reach by virtue of Brazil and South Africa’s presence. While one can rightly litigate what, in fact, has concretely materialized from this reach, the fact of the matter is India’s presence in BRICS looks good, presenting the country as a truly international player.

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Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global South
1 month, 1 week ago

Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global South

Deccan Chronicle  

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BRICS: A Gateway to a Brighter Future for the Global South
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRICS: A Gateway to a Brighter Future for the Global South

China Daily  

BRICS is a platform for countries with similar historical experiences and development challenges to seek strength through unity. BRICS offers a unique channel for these countries to break free from unfair treatment, speak for themselves and defend their rights. BRICS has made global governance fairer, more equitable and inclusive.

India's Pro-West Ambitions Shape BRICS, Shaping Global South Narrative
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Pro-West Ambitions Shape BRICS, Shaping Global South Narrative

India Today  

India's engagement with Brics has become a platform for diplomacy and trust-building, showcasing its willingness to balance its relationships with both Western countries and China. The country's strategic participation in the bloc has led to a shift in its geopolitical approach, with India leveraging its opposing bloc to advance its economic, diplomatic, and geopolitical interests. The recent expansion of Brics …

BRICS: A Counterweight to G7 Rich Nations
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BRICS: A Counterweight to G7 Rich Nations

New Indian Express  

The BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, marked a significant milestone in the bloc's history. It saw the resumption of formal bilateral talks between India and China, signifying a thaw in their frosty relations. The summit also welcomed 13 new countries as partners, taking the BRICS influence and size to greater levels. This expansion is expected to challenge the dominance of …

India's Indispensable Position in BRICS: A Strategic Balancing Act
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

India's Indispensable Position in BRICS: A Strategic Balancing Act

Firstpost  

BRICS summit in Russia highlights India's strategic balancing act between the West and the Rest. The focus is on fostering a counterweight to Western dominance, particularly with China. India seeks flexibility and strategic alternatives through BRICS, showcasing its growing economic prowess and regional leadership. However, managing contradictions with China and balancing the US's exceptionalism remain significant challenges.

India's BRICS Membership: A Strategic Gambit for a Multipolar World
2 months ago

India's BRICS Membership: A Strategic Gambit for a Multipolar World

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia underscores the importance of the grouping for India. With India's growing economic and strategic influence, the BRICS expansion presents an opportunity to strengthen its global standing. India's participation would allow it to leverage the grouping's platform to promote a multipolar world, counterbalance the Western-led global order, and enhance …

The importance of both Quad and BRICS
5 months ago

The importance of both Quad and BRICS

The Hindu  

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India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as new BRICS members
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as new BRICS members

India TV News  

Moscow: India on Monday welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as new members of the BRICS grouping as their representatives attended a key meeting of the bloc hosted by Russia, which took over the year-long membership of BRICS on January 1. The ministers at the meeting welcomed "the active participation of the new members of BRICS, the Ministers …

Will Pakistan join BRICS? What would its entry mean for India?
1 year, 1 month ago

Will Pakistan join BRICS? What would its entry mean for India?

Firstpost  

Pakistan wants to join the BRICS grouping in 2024 and is pinning its hopes for membership on Russia. Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra in August said, “We have a positive intent and an open mind when it comes to BRICS expansion.” India already co-exists with Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – a grouping led by China and Russia. A piece …

India reiterates opposition to China’s BRI, supports programmes in Maldives
1 year, 2 months ago

India reiterates opposition to China’s BRI, supports programmes in Maldives

Live Mint  

Reiterated its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India on 19 October highlighted the role of Beijing’s flagship infrastructure programme in the development of participating countries against the backdrop of Maldives’ president-elect Mohamed Muizzu, reported Hindustan Times. While responding to several questions on the Belt and Road Forum hosted by China and Muizzu’s comments endorsing the BRI, Bagchi said …

India disses China over BRI again, counters campaign in Maldives over assistance
1 year, 2 months ago

India disses China over BRI again, counters campaign in Maldives over assistance

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reiterated its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative against the backdrop of Maldives’ president-elect Mohamed Muizzu highlighting the role of Beijing’s flagship infrastructure programme in the development of participating countries. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that unlike in the past, India had not been invited by China to this year’s Belt and Road Forum …

BRICS expansion: Shaping global dynamics and India's strategic role
1 year, 2 months ago

BRICS expansion: Shaping global dynamics and India's strategic role

Hindustan Times  

In the recent 15th BRICS Summit, the grouping took a major step in expanding its reach and influence with the announcement that six more nations have been invited to join as new members. As the BRICS operates based on consensus-driven decision-making, attaining consensus among eleven countries characterized by diverse economies, geographical locations, and interests proves to be substantially more challenging …

China’s Complicated Relationship With India
1 year, 3 months ago

China’s Complicated Relationship With India

The Diplomat  

When the BRICS leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22-24 for their 15th summit, there was a sense of awkwardness. “As the two largest developing countries in the world and eternal neighbors, China and India have much more common interests than differences, and it is of global demonstrative significance for the two countries to achieve common development and …

In charts: The math behind Brics expansion
1 year, 3 months ago

In charts: The math behind Brics expansion

Live Mint  

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | BRICS Summit | What could the group’s expansion mean for India?
1 year, 3 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | BRICS Summit | What could the group’s expansion mean for India?

The Hindu  

BRICS Summit | What could the group’s expansion mean for India? Ramaphosa “ We have decided to invite—Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE to become full members of BRICS” This week we have a lot to unpack with all that happened at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg- but let’s just start with the big bilateral meeting that resulted …

India, China and a Mightier BRICS: Winners All Around, Except the West - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

India, China and a Mightier BRICS: Winners All Around, Except the West - News18

News 18  

As of August 24, 2023, in its 15th summit since the first in 2009, BRICS will not be the same. What India Got India has positioned itself in a sweet spot, maintaining heightened relevance among BRICS nations, while also preparing ground for hosting a G20 summit two weeks later. India’s concerns revolved around how new members, out of the 22 …

Facing China at Brics, India stands its ground
1 year, 4 months ago

Facing China at Brics, India stands its ground

Hindustan Times  

Since its inception in 2010, the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa grouping was designed as a multilateral institution based on sovereign equality and consensus-driven decision-making among its member States. At the Johannesburg Brics summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded the self-confidence of a genuinely rising power by talking up prospects of India becoming a $5 trillion economy and …

BRICS to Add 6 New Members
1 year, 4 months ago

BRICS to Add 6 New Members

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a historic move, the five-nation Brics grouping agreed by a consensus to expand with effect from January 1, 2024, to include six new members, that will take its total membership to 11 nations. Speaking at the joint address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India had always supported the expansion of Brics and that the new members will …

BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

In a landmark decision, members of the BRICS on Thursday declared expansion of the grouping by welcoming six new countries into the fold. Announcing the decision at the end of the 15th BRICS summit at Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said addition of new members would strengthen the outfit and increase confidence in the idea of multipolar world order. South …

India backs Brics expansion on consensus basis, says PM
1 year, 4 months ago

India backs Brics expansion on consensus basis, says PM

Hindustan Times  

India fully backs the expansion of Brics on the basis of consensus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a summit of the five-nation bloc on Wednesday in the face of a push by China to enlarge the grouping. HT Image Modi suggested enhanced collaboration between Brics member states in areas such as space, education and technology, including the use of solutions …

India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM
1 year, 4 months ago

India welcomes consensus-based approach to expand BRICS: PM

The Hindu  

India welcomes the expansion of the BRICS grouping through a consensus-based approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Addressing the plenary session of the 15th BRICS summit in the historic South African city, the PM urged member States to take advantage of India’s digital solutions and to work for the welfare of the Global South. India fully …

BRICS: India Assumes Centre Stage, China Loses Influence - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

BRICS: India Assumes Centre Stage, China Loses Influence - News18

News 18  

It is ironic that China should now be playing second-fiddle to India in both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS. So much so, that while India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out that it will soon be a $5 trillion economy open to do business with the Global South and others, Chinese President Xi Jinping did not make a speech, …

BRICS Summit: What leads to formation of group and which countries want to join it? Know here
1 year, 4 months ago

BRICS Summit: What leads to formation of group and which countries want to join it? Know here

India TV News  

The leaders of the world's 16 per cent of economies have started accumulating in South Africa's national capital Johannesburg aiming to chair multiple meetings under the umbrella of the much-awaited 15th BRICS Summit. The whole world has been keenly watching the fusion of the leaders of five countries-- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa-- amid the fact that all …

We face hard options on the BRICS architecture
1 year, 4 months ago

We face hard options on the BRICS architecture

Live Mint  

The latest summit of the BRICS group of countries starts on Tuesday in South Africa, the only add-on member of what began as a quartet of Brazil, Russia, India and China, which formed the original ‘BRIC’ coined by Goldman Sachs two decades ago by clubbing together hot emerging markets for global investors to bet on. India has professed resolute neutrality …

On Brics expansion, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra explains India’s approach
1 year, 4 months ago

On Brics expansion, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra explains India’s approach

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India is approaching the issue of expanding the Brics grouping with “a positive intent and an open mind”, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday ahead of the bloc’s summit in Johannesburg. Speaking a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s departure for South Africa, Kwatra appeared to squelch reports of Brics taking up the issue of a common …

brics common currency push & expansion plans: where does india stand?
1 year, 4 months ago

brics common currency push & expansion plans: where does india stand?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a bid to deepen ties in Asia and Africa, the heads of the BRICS nations are scheduled to meet in Cape Town, South Africa on August 22-24 this year. In a post-meeting statement, South Africa’s foreign minister Naledi Pandor said that Shanghai-based New Development Bank had briefed the BRICS minsters about potentially using alternative currencies …

Sanjaya Baru | Why Brics is still relevant in a divided, post-G20 world
1 year, 4 months ago

Sanjaya Baru | Why Brics is still relevant in a divided, post-G20 world

Deccan Chronicle  

The heads of government of the Brics group will meet later this week in Johannesburg for their fifteenth summit meeting. The idea of an emerging market group comprising of countries with some shared characteristics and interests, namely Brazil, Russia, India and China, was first floated in 2001 by an American corporation, Goldman Sachs. The three major emerging market democracies of …

Explained | Why is the BRICS summit important for India?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Why is the BRICS summit important for India?

The Hindu  

The story so far: All eyes this week are on Johannesburg, as leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa grouping are hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. BRICS is essentially a movement of “emerging economies”, and thus gives a salience to economic issues, but given the geopolitical flux especially after the war in Ukraine, this BRICS summit …

Exercise caution on plans to expand Brics
1 year, 4 months ago

Exercise caution on plans to expand Brics

Hindustan Times  

A push by China to admit new members into the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping has set the proverbial cat among the pigeons. Admitting developing countries who are financially in hock to China could mean the marginalisation of India, which has earned the tag of the voice of the Global South through its own bilateral and multilateral …

After the stalled rupee-oil trade with Russia, India should be cautious on BRICS currency
1 year, 6 months ago

After the stalled rupee-oil trade with Russia, India should be cautious on BRICS currency

Firstpost  

On paper, India’s rupee-based oil trade with Russia was historic and also path-breaking for the world at large even more than what the arrival of euro and yuan might have been when they hit the global track. The dichotomy could only accentuate if India were to fall into the trap of joining the BRICS chorus for a currency of its …

The paradox of BRICS, its new pathway
1 year, 7 months ago

The paradox of BRICS, its new pathway

The Hindu  

Mysterious are the ways in which multilateral groupings prosper and wither away. China was keen to join it in the century’s first decade and managed to enlist South Africa’s support. Rebuffed, China played a trump card, and decided to bring South Africa into BRIC, thus turning it into BRICS. A formulation, frozen in time, patronisingly supporting ‘the aspiration’ of Brazil, …

The BRICS room: Should India be inside it or leave?
1 year, 8 months ago

The BRICS room: Should India be inside it or leave?

Hindustan Times  

International politics is an arena where there are no permanent friends or foes, there are only permanent interests. However, given the inequalities in decisions around financing by the institutions and the emergence of the Global South as a potent political and economic force in international relations, the need for the creation of alternative mechanisms of cooperation around trade and investment …

India, Russia share a vision of how the world should develop: Ambassador Alipov
2 years, 5 months ago

India, Russia share a vision of how the world should develop: Ambassador Alipov

The Hindu  

The proposal for expansion of BRICS received “principled support” at the 14th BRICS summit that was hosted by China during June 23-24, said Russia’s ambassador to India Denis Alipov. Speaking to the Russian government news outlet Sputnik, Mr. Alipov reiterated that the decision to expand the grouping would be undertaken after extensive discussion among members, and that Russia understands India …

The View from India | A BRICS summit in the time of war
2 years, 5 months ago

The View from India | A BRICS summit in the time of war

The Hindu  

The virtual summit of BRICS countries, hosted by China last week, showed both the nuanced approaches of the member countries towards global challenges as well as their shared commitment to strengthen the grouping as the old global order is under pressure. While Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose war in Ukraine has triggered one of the biggest security and economic crises …

Treading softly on the Brics expansion
2 years, 6 months ago

Treading softly on the Brics expansion

Hindustan Times  

The fallout of the Ukraine crisis and the impact of sanctions imposed on Russia by western nations are set to figure in the deliberations at the upcoming virtual summit of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa grouping to be hosted by Beijing on June 23. It will also be the first Brics summit since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has posed serious challenges …

India has become negative asset at fora like BRICS, SCO: China’s Global Times
3 years, 9 months ago

India has become negative asset at fora like BRICS, SCO: China’s Global Times

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: India has become a negative asset at fora like the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Chinese state-backed Global Times said in a piece on Friday. The Global Times said in recent years India had been moving closer to the US “worsening India-China and India-Russia relations and affecting the development of some China-led or Russia-led groupings…such …

Explained: What's driving India-China military standoff
4 years, 3 months ago

Explained: What's driving India-China military standoff

India Today  

Tensions along the disputed India-China border seem to be getting worse, three months after their deadliest confrontation in decades. India objected and claimed Aksai Chin as part of Ladakh, itself belonging to the former principality of Kashmir Relations were further strained after India allowed Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to establish a self-declared government-in-exile in the northern Indian town …

How the Galwan tragedy has clarified India’s vision
4 years, 6 months ago

How the Galwan tragedy has clarified India’s vision

Hindustan Times  

As India comes to terms with China’s dastardly act on the border, it should be a time for a new resolve in India to craft an open-eyed policy response. Twenty army personnel including a colonel were killed during a clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley of the eastern Ladakh region on June 15 In its attempt to unilaterally define …

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