BRICS leaders (clockwise, from top left) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the virtual 14th BRICS Summit on June 23. Photo: AP

Abishur Prakash

How an expanded BRICS could lead the world instead of the waning West

Adding new members to the grouping would fragment the world on a scale not seen since the Cold War and amplify the new era of ‘vertical globalisation’

The US would not be at the centre of geopolitics for the first time since World War II, and even France may be persuaded to join

Abishur Prakash

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Published: 9:15am, 28 Jun, 2022

Updated: 9:15am, 28 Jun, 2022

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How an expanded BRICS could lead the world instead of the waning West

Adding new members to the grouping would fragment the world on a scale not seen since the Cold War and amplify the new era of ‘vertical globalisation’ The US would not be at the centre of geopolitics for the first time since World War II, and even France may be persuaded to join

Adding new members to the grouping would fragment the world on a scale not seen since the Cold War and amplify the new era of ‘vertical globalisation’

The US would not be at the centre of geopolitics for the first time since World War II, and even France may be persuaded to join