In this week’s round-up:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to Miss BRICS Summit
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Dialogue of Civilizations Series to Strengthen Cultural Exchanges
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BRICS and the Rise of a Multipolar World
- BRICS Partners Sign 12 Projects Worth $4b at Matchmaking Event
Putin Will Not Attend BRICS Summit Due to ICC Arrest Warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to next week’s BRICS summit in Brazil because of an outstanding arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said.
BRICS Internal Trade Reaches Major Milestone
BRICS is becoming a behemoth regarding trading numbers. Special Representative of the Russian President for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, recently revealed that the nations had surpassed a major milestone, reaffirming their growth as a key economic organization in the current trade market.
Dialogue of Civilizations Series to Strengthen Cultural Exchanges
Themed ‘Strengthening BRICS cultural exchange bonds to empower a bright future for the Global South,’ the event attracted over 300 representatives from BRICS countries, including China, Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa. The participants included experts, scholars, renowned athletes, and youth representatives.
BRICS And The Rise of a Multipolar World
In the last decades, the global balance of power has undergone a profound and rapid transformation. From the collapse of the bipolar world in the early 1990s to the unipolar system that emerged after the Cold War, dominated by the United States and Western institutions, the global order is now being reshaped as emerging economies and once peripheral nations challenge the status quo.
PM Modi To Attend BRICS Summit In Brazil
This year’s BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 6–7 July. Prime Minister Modi is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit.
BRICS Partners Sign 12 Projects Worth $4b at Matchmaking Event
The event, hosted by the BRICS Innovation Center based in Xiamen, Fujian province, gathered nearly 200 representatives from BRICS members and partner countries, and focused on building an innovative cooperation platform that integrates project matchmaking, technological exchange, and industrial collaboration.
