Are all the BRICS really united?
This is how and why India and South Africa do not join the Chinese positions among the BRICS. The point of the Agi
THE BRICS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The heads of state and government of the BRICS countries have arrived in South Africa to kick off a summit that aims to strengthen the group of emerging economies to act as a counterweight to the West.
THE RUSSIAN PRESENCE
In addition to the leaders of Brazil, China, India and South Africa (Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the absence of President Vladimir Putin) in Johannesburg there will also be those of many Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries, with the hope of be invited to join the group.
BRICS ANTI-WEST?
An anti-Western position is expected from the summit of emerging economies, which are worth about a quarter of the world's gross domestic product, in particular on the role of the dollar in international transactions (which could be of help to Russia, whose economy affected by the international sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine).
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BRICS
The interests of the various BRICS countries, however, do not always converge: while China tries to extend its influence to strengthen its efforts to compete with the United States, the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, tries to keep his distance, saying that the The country does not want to get drawn into a race between great powers.
SOUTH AFRICA'S POSITION AND INDIA'S REVOLUTION ABOUT CHINA
"Our decision not to align ourselves with any major global power does not mean that we are neutral on matters of principle, or of national interest," he said on the eve of the summit. India is also holding back anti-Western thrusts, which wants to maintain the geo-economic imprint of the acronym, without descending into a geopolitical drift, on the impetus of Russia and China, which would not find favor with Delhi.
The challenge to the West also involves the possible new entries of Iran and Venezuela, both affected by Western sanctions. More than 40 countries have shown interest in joining the BRICS group, according to South African officials, and 23 of these have formally requested admission to the group, given that it is read as a signal that developing countries do not want being told who to support on the global stage.
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This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/sono-davvero-tutti-uniti-i-brics/ on Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:07:25 +0000.