BRICS expansion: Potential to evolve into a more diverse platform

BRICS leaders (from left): Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the 2023 Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. — Reuters

THE BRICS Summit in Johannes-burg that ended on Thursday has drawn global attention, especially the United States’.

Ignoring BRICS is no longer an option for Washington now that six countries – including Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – have been invited to join as full members from Jan 1 next year.