BRICS not anti-West or anti-US, say experts


Meeting of minds: (From left) Moderator Dr Ngeow Chow Bing, panelist Thitinan, Kuik and Asean executive director Dr Piti Srisangam at the forum. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The BRICS grouping of countries is not an anti-West or anti-United States organisation but an additional mechanism in an era of global uncertainty, say experts.

University Kebangsaan Malaysia professor, Prof Dr Kuik Cheng-Chwee said while some countries in BRICS appear as anti-US, the majority of its other members are not in any conflict with the West.

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