... on the whole the country, with its great natural resources potential, namely diamonds, gold, uranium and coal, can achieve high rates of economic growth in the 21st century. This is evidenced, in particular, by South Africa’s accession to the BRICS group, which unites five promising and fast-growing economies that could account for more than half of the global GDP by the middle of the 21st century, as international economic analysts forecast.
All four countries under analysis are BRICS members,...
The Glacier of Discord
The development of the political dialogue between China and India has been impeded by the frozen border conflict that could escalate into a major clash. But we should not exaggerate the threat of military confrontation between Beijing and Delhi, since their strategic interests are so far in sync.
This year India and China celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between Tibet Region of China and India
and the declaration of the Panchsheel...
... self-determination of peoples and nations. Moreover, in the early twentieth century, Brazil was repeatedly faced with various manifestations of separatism in its southern states, predominantly inhabited by the white population.
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Summit BRICS, Fortaleza, Brazil
Against this background, President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Latin America in July 2014 for the BRICS summit in Fortaleza (Brazil) was more than timely. In their comments, politicians and local media emphasized two key points: ...
... after the protests by the Ecuadorian police in 2010 and came into force in March 2014
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. It stipulates measures to prevent coups d’état and political destabilisation caused by violations of constitutional norms.
UNASUR Engages with BRICS
UNASUR acted either as a mediator or as the arena for drawing up a consolidated position, which made it possible to stop the conflict escalating.
It must be said that until recently UNASUR was a kind of “thing in itself” on the global ...
Calling the BRICS development bank “an insurance policy against the risk of U.S. sanctions,” experts at the prestigious Brookings Institution have joined Washington’s effort to disrupt the Russian economy and punish nations who do business with ...
The BRICS summit took place in Brazil in the middle of July 2014. Issues of interest not only to the BRICS members, but also for global development were discussed.
We asked
Debasish Nandy
, Doctor of Political Sciences, associate professor of Kanchrapara ...
During the sixth BRICS summit last week in Fortaleza, Brazil, the five BRICS countries agreed, as expected, to form both a development bank (named the New Development Bank) and a Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The agreements aim to minimize the role of traditional ...
... of isolation, not only in Europe." "One of these countries - China. President Putin's trip to China, a position of Beijing, are very important in this situation. Their positions have been also outlined by India, South Africa, Brazil - all BRICS countries. And we need to consolidate relations with those countries that do not follow the American policy of isolation "- added Pushkov.
He warned that "here and now the balance of world powers is tested," including "check ...
With leaders of the BRICS group gathering in Brazil to discuss socially inclusive growth and sustainable solutions the issue of accommodating the presence of Islamic populations within the alliance is missing from their agenda.
Avoiding an important conversation
The BRICS ...
On July 14-16, the heads of state of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will gather in Fortaleza and Brasilia for their sixth annual summit. It is, as the newly launched website proudly notes, the beginning of “the second cycle of BRICS.” What the ...
