Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through global politics, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the 17th BRICS Summit, his first absence since taking power in 2012. While Beijing claims it was due to ...

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Whether it’s illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

In over a decade in office, Xi never once missed a BRICS summit. Officially, Chinese officials informed Brazil that Xi had a ...

President Trump on Monday posted a barrage of letters he sent to country leaders, saying he would impose an array of tariffs ...

For Xi Jinping, the main challenge lies within China itself. His absence from BRICS may reflect a deeper issue—his weakening ...

The Brics summit began on Sunday, marked by the conspicuous absence of the leader of its largest partner, China. Further ...

BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China’s Xi Jinping, who is ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with ...

As Trump doles out tariffs and moves away from global climate pacts, Brazil’s Lula is ready to step into the spotlight with ...