BRICS leaders weigh expansion criteria with bloc’s future in balance

News Snapshot:

[1/6] President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Acquire Licensing Rights Read more Summary Bloc considering expanding membership Splits emerging over role of grouping JOHANNESBURG, Aug 23 (Reuters) - BRICS leaders were weighing rules for admitting new members to the bloc of developing countries at a summit on Wednesday even as splits over its future direction risked undermining its ambition...