Modi Says BRICS Must Avoid Being an Anti-West Group as It Grows
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Source: Bloomberg | Original Published At: 2024-10-24 06:51:00 UTC
Key Points
- Modi warns against BRICS being perceived as an anti-Western bloc
- Emphasis on reforming existing global institutions rather than replacing them
- Highlighting tensions within BRICS over its strategic direction
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said BRICS shouldn’t project itself as an alternative to global organizations, even as founding members like Russia and China try to expand the group to challenge the US-led global order.
“We must be careful to ensure that this organization does not acquire the image of one that is trying to replace global institutions,” Modi said at closed plenary session of the BRICS leaders’ summit in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday. The group should work to reform institutions like the United Nations Security Council and multilateral lenders, he said.