Brazil, BRICS and Trump
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The 17th BRICS Summit concluded yesterday, attended by a delegation from the United Arab Emirates led by His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. During the summit,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Sunday (July 6, 2025) discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, traditional medicine and digital public infrastructure during a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit.
At their latest summit in Brazil, the BRICS nations once again portrayed themselves as an emerging geopolitical heavyweight. Yet the internal contradictions within this expanding group remain plain to see.
BRICS leaders set to discuss key global political issues in Rio de Janeiro, but questions over the bloc’s cohesion arise as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin opt to skip the summit.
Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.
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The BRICS summit took place amid rising global tensions, including US-Israel strikes on Iran, the war in Ukraine, and the crisis in Gaza.
Leaders of the BRICS group of major emerging economies are meeting in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for a two-day summit. The BRICS acronym is derived from the initial letters of the founding member countries: Brazil,
According to official updates, the Prime Minister's visit will run from July 5 to 8. After participating in the BRICS Summit deliberations in Rio, he is expected to travel to the capital for high-level bilateral meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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The South African on MSNCyril Ramaphosa hails BRICS Summit as resounding successPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has described the recently concluded 17th BRICS Summit held in Brazil as a resounding success.