Expanded BRICS Delhi must look out for geopolitical agenda with Chinese characteristics

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The 15th BRICS Summit concluded in Johannesburg last week with the membership of the grouping going from 5 to 11, after the induction of four countries from the Gulf and West Asia — Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — as well as Ethiopia and Argentina from Africa and South America, respectively. There are major implications of this enlargement, beyond the current five members — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — which will come into effect on January 1, 2024, as also of pressures on this grouping to acquire a more geopolitical agenda (with Chinese...