BRICS an intercontinental organisation focussing on Global South: Foreign Affairs expert Srikanth Kondapalli

Source: ANI (Asian News International) | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 04:40:52 UTC

Key Points

• India is preparing to host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
• JNU Professor Srikanth Kondapalli said BRICS has become an intercontinental organisation focusing on the Global South.
• Kondapalli noted that BRICS currently has 11 members and 10 partner countries.
• He traced BRICS' evolution from BRIC in 2006, South Africa's addition in 2009, expansion in 2024, and Indonesia's membership in 2025.
• Kondapalli cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's earlier statement that 41 countries had applied for BRICS membership.
• He cautioned that further expansion could challenge consensus-building due to the absence of a formal charter governing membership.
• The article said the New Delhi Summit may need to discuss whether expansion should be coordinated immediately or deferred until greater consensus emerges.