Agenda of BRICS Summit starting 13 November is extensive, but anything concrete on trade & investments is absent given slowdown in all 5 member nations.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
BRICS may not be as irrelevant as NAM, but it was little more than a passing fad, comprehensively deflated by the 2008 GFC. 2. Relations between India and China are chilling. A recent investment summit has been called off. The Indian economy continues to disappoint. The decision to stay away from RCEP will dim the glow further. 3. Bilateral meetings five or six times a year can become ritualistic.
BRICS may not be as irrelevant as NAM, but it was little more than a passing fad, comprehensively deflated by the 2008 GFC. 2. Relations between India and China are chilling. A recent investment summit has been called off. The Indian economy continues to disappoint. The decision to stay away from RCEP will dim the glow further. 3. Bilateral meetings five or six times a year can become ritualistic.