Indian Diplomacy: The New Era of BRICS

Discussion between foreign affairs expert, Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, and the founder of the BRICS Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. Mihaela Papa, on the changes underway in BRICS and its future evolution.

Topics covered include whether BRICS is becoming more radical and anti-Western, how the arrival of five new member states is altering the agenda of BRICS, the role and purpose of ten partner countries of BRICS, the attempts by BRICS to represent and take leadership of the entire Global South, and potential new domains and issue areas in which BRICS could be making interventions and innovations in time to come.

•  0:00 – Introduction
• 2:00 – Is BRICS+ Becoming Bolder in Challenging Western Power?
• 8:49 – What Unites the Expanded BRICS Despite Diverse Members?
• 14:10 – Partner Countries in BRICS: Prelude to a Parallel G20?
• 18:58 – Can BRICS+ Truly Champion the Voice of the Global South?
• 21:52 – Can BRICS+ Build Global Institutions to Rival the West?
• 27:42 – Conclusion