BRICS 2.0: Addition of new members will make more room for dialogue

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The decision to invite six countries — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE — to join BRICS as full members and keep its doors open for further expansion has opened a new era. (File Photo) Among the 15 BRICS summits held so far, the meet that concluded in Johannesburg last week received the most attention globally. It was a milestone that probably outshone the founding summit in Yekaterinburg (Russia) in 2009 and the third summit in Sanya (China) in 2011 when South Africa joined the grouping. The decision to invite six countries — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran,...