"India is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS nations on May 14-15 in a precursor to the 18th BRICS summit, which New Delhi will host in September. The meeting, which starts on Thursday morning, coincides with United States President Donald Trump's three-day visit to Beijing for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping."
"BRICS is a grouping of major emerging economies seeking to coordinate security and economic policy in order to amplify the demands of the Global South at international organisations and on issues where the West has traditionally dominated economically and politically. The acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa."
"In 2023, BRICS extended invitations to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after these countries applied for membership. Saudi Arabia has yet to formally join, but the others have. An invitation was also extended to Argentina, but was turned down as President Javier Milei, elected in December 2023, had campaigned on the promise of bolstering ties with the West."
"The group sets priorities and holds discussions at an annual summit, which members take turns hosting. Last year, Brazil hosted the BRICS meeting and, in 2024, Russia hosted the annual meeting. This year, it is India's turn to host. This week's meeting in New Delhi will bring together the foreign ministers of BRICS countries, who are expected to discuss economic cooperation and coordinate"
Foreign ministers from BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi on May 14–15 before the 18th BRICS summit in India in September. The meeting coincides with US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit to Beijing with Xi Jinping. BRICS is a grouping of major emerging economies that coordinates security and economic policy to strengthen Global South demands at international organisations and on issues where Western influence has been dominant. The group began as BRIC in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India, and China, became BRICS in 2010 when South Africa joined, and expanded in 2023 with invitations to several countries. Indonesia joined in January 2025. Members set priorities and hold discussions at annual summits hosted in rotation.
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