What difference has BRICS made on the world stage?

The 17th BRICS summit is being held successful Brazil, again aiming to equilibrium Western economical powerfulness and governmental dominance.

But arsenic the meetings instrumentality place, eyes are connected the US and President Donald Trump’s commercialized tariffs, possibly showing America inactive holds the cards.

While the big federation Brazil condemns Israel’s aggression and NATO’s accrued defence spending, different countries are not truthful outspoken.

And 2 important faces are not attending – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian person Vladimir Putin.

So does BRICS inactive person a cohesive purpose?

Has the grouping made tangible achievements implicit the years since it launched successful 2009?

And what tin it realistically anticipation to do, successful today’s world?

Presenter:

James Bays

Guests:

Gustavo Ribeiro – Founder and editor-in-chief of The Brazilian Report

Sergey Markov –  Director astatine the Institute of Political Studies successful Moscow and erstwhile nationalist spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin

Jayant Menon – Former pb economist astatine Asian Development Bank and visiting elder chap astatine ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute successful Singapore