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Kanchi Mathur
Kanchi Mathur
Kanchi Mathur is a geopolitical risk analyst whose research focuses on the Indo-Pacific region.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia, which both have close ties to the US, joining Brics could complicate efforts to make the bloc more active in geopolitics. Members who do not want a further split from the West could find themselves in a delicate balancing act with the stated goals of China, Russia and Iran.

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