Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo prior to a BRICS meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28. Photo: AP
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Opinion
The BRICS countries are building the blocks of a fair, multipolar world
- The BRICS bloc has the capacity to play a stabilising role in global affairs, at a time when multilateral values are under siege and trade chaos reign. Already, the five countries account for almost a third of global GDP
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo prior to a BRICS meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28. Photo: AP