Category: BRICS
Xi Pledges to Boost Iran Ties in Talks With Pezeshkian
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to increase ties with Iran during talks with his counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. The meeting between the two on the sidelines of a BRICS summit was their first ...
Reports of Possible Xi-Modi Meeting Following Border Deal
A senior Indian official announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday. It will be their first structured meeting since a 2020 border clash sent India-China ties into crisis.
India’s Modi to Meet China’s Xi in Russia: Foreign Ministry
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five years Wednesday, Indian officials said, days after their countries reached a deal on their contested border. The meeting will take place on the ...
India, China and S.Africa Leaders Bolster Putin at Key Summit
Some of Moscow's key allies rallied around Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed. Putin is hosting ...
China’s Xi Hails Russia Ties in ‘Chaotic’ World in Putin Talks
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed his country's ties with Russia in a "chaotic" world as he met President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan. "The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the international ...
BRICS Leaders Gather in Russia for First Meeting Since Enlargement
The leaders of the BRICS+ group will kick off the bloc’s first leaders’ summit since admitting new members this year. The gathering in Kazan, Russia, from Tuesday to Thursday this week comes as the group faces both increasingly stark geopolitical tensions and new disputes among the recent ...
Development Finance at a Crossroads: BRICS Challenge to Western-led Economic Order
We're going to see two starkly contrasting visions of the current international economic order this week when leaders from nearly two dozen developing countries gather in Russia for a BRICS summit while the development finance elite meet in Washington for the IMF-World Bank's annual meeting.
The Man Who Coined the BRICS Moniker Remains Its Most Vocal Critic
It's been 13 years since Jim O'Neil came up with the BRICS name back when he was an analyst at Goldman Sachs in 2011. Since then, as the bloc has become considerably more prominent, O'Neil has ironically emerged as the group's most outspoken critic. ...
Forget About the BRICS; the Most Important Summit in Russia This Week Could Be Between Xi and Modi
There is mounting speculation in the Indian media this week that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit that will begin on Tuesday in Kazan, Russia. The buzz began last ...
Putin Seeks to Rival Western Power With High-Profile Summit
Two dozen world leaders will meet in Russia next week for a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony." The summit will be the biggest in Russia since the Ukraine ...
Leaders of 24 Countries, UN Chief to Attend BRICS Summit: Kremlin
The leaders of 24 countries will attend this month's BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, a top Kremlin aide said Thursday. Yury Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide, told journalists that 24 countries will be represented "at ...
China’s Xi Tells Putin Ready to ‘Expand’ Ties: State Media
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to "expand" cooperation on Wednesday, state media reported. The two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Xi said China was "ready to join Putin to ...