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Algeria was keen to join the grouping; its president had pledged $1.5 bn for the Brics Bank

US neocons have revived David Frum’s infamous “axis of evil” trope against the growing world powers of the Eurasian and BRICS bloc.

The bigger problem is that authoritarian states, including current and prospective BRICS+ members, are sharing best practices to challenge Internet freedom.

THE BRICS grouping has long been distinguished by a consistent failure to live up to potential.

Lauding the expansion of BRICS grouping, Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov said that it represents the growing aspiration for a multipolar world based on sovereign equality and mutual

BRICS’s doubling in size won’t make it a more coherent threat to the West. It might, however, reduce the West’s leverage over countries like Russia or Iran. And, with wars blazing in both Gaza and Ukraine, that’s no small thing

Despite its worst tendencies being apparent in 2023, the Modi government’s general international and domestic success make the BJP the favourite to win India's 2024 election, writes Arun Swamy (University of Guam).

As BRICS expands its membership, the global geopolitical and economic landscape is complex and cannot be viewed from simplistic binaries or prisms. At the same time, it is important not to lose sight of certain geopolitical realities.

Arun R. Swamy is Professor of Political Science, University of Guam.

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