India scores BRICS win with joint declaration despite divides
New Delhi ‘papered over’ differences to keep the bloc focused on trade and tech priorities, analysts say.
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Brazil has become a supporting player in BRICS, experts say
Without President Lula and amid elections, Brazil is seen as losing its leading role at the 2026 summit in India.
Omar Abdullah welcomes BRICS decision on Pahalgam
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah praised the Indian government after a BRICS summit proposal condemning the Pahalgam attack was adopted without objections from member countries.
Voice of the Global South: Can BRICS Do More Than Vocalize a Vision for the World Order?
An analysis of BRICS’ post-2023 expansion, internal coherence challenges, and India’s 2026 chairship, arguing that development and economic cooperation will determine whether the grouping can deliver tangible outcomes.
BRICS Not Against US, But US Unilateralism, Economist Sachs Says Amid Dollar Weaponisation
American economist Jeffrey Sachs said BRICS supports a multipolar and genuinely multilateral global order, not an alliance against the United States, and backed alternatives to the US dollar because of its weaponisation.
Why Saudi Arabia Engages with BRICS Without Formally Joining
Saudi Arabia is deepening economic and diplomatic ties with BRICS and India while keeping formal membership unresolved as it balances its strategic relationship with the United States.
West’s BRICS+ worries underline its own decline
An opinion piece argues that Western anxiety about BRICS+ reflects the decline of the trans-Atlantic order more than the weakness of the grouping.
India Summit Reaffirms the Accommodative Rationale of BRICS
India’s BRICS presidency shaped a consensus-based New Delhi Declaration, emphasizing an inclusive, non-confrontational orientation and practical cooperation across multiple sectors.
Iran Working on Joining BRICS New Development Bank, Foreign Minister Says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is working on joining the New Development Bank established by BRICS, while no timeline or formal application details were provided.