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LEADERS of the Brics group of nations are holding a summit of the powerhouse bloc in the Indian state of Goa this weekend.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa represent nearly half the world’s population and a quarter of its economy, a combined £13.6 trillion.
Writing in the China Daily yesterday, Chinese Foreign Affairs University vice-president Wang Fan said: “The rise of the Brics countries is related to the fate of the whole world and humanity.
The 25th anniversary meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation in the Kyrgyz capital may offer a glimmer of hope that international relations do not need to be defined by endless confrontation, writes KENNY COYLE
Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
ZHANG HE highlights pressure coming from the global South for a more multilateral approach to global governance and a more equitable world order