Expanded BRICS Meet in Russia
It is largely considered the foremost geopolitical rival to the Western G7 bloc of leading industrial economies.
Russia hosted the 16th annual BRICS summit this week in Kazan, where political leaders from BRICS countries joined other invited guests over the three-day event. Among those in attendance were China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi. This is the first summit to include new members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE following their accession to the …