BRICS Emerges as Key Driver of South-South Cooperation: Sergey Azarov

Fast summary

• Sergey Azarov, Senior Consul at the Russian Consulate General in Chennai, stated that BRICS is increasingly perceived as a mechanism for south-South cooperation.
• He made these remarks during the seminar titled “BRICS Expansion and Strengthening alliances Beyond the West,” held in Thiruvananthapuram and organized by the Russian House.
• The recent addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and UAE to BRICS highlights an expansion aimed at restructuring global alliances away from Western-centric systems toward more inclusive global frameworks.
• Ratheesh C. Nair,Honorary Consul of Russia and Director of Russian House,emphasized BRICS as a platform for advancing multipolarity.
• Other speakers included international relations expert P. Anilkumar and Kavitha Nair, deputy director of the Russian House.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The seminar’s focus on BRICS expansion underscores its growing role in redefining global power dynamics. Wiht new members spanning Africa to West Asia joining the bloc-Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and UAE-the strategic shift signals moves towards challenging Western-dominated institutions while proposing alternatives more reflective of diverse regional interests. Such developments may have broader implications for India as it balances its partnerships within BRICS alongside other international collaborations like with G7 nations.

While promoting multipolarity aligns with India’s long-standing foreign policy approach to inclusivity in international decision-making frameworks-its active participation remains pivotal in ensuring such platforms advance equitable progress globally.

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