Even democratic BRICS value solidarity more than democratic values

G20 summit outcome shows shift in group's balance of power

Jacques Attali

September 27, 2023 15:00 JST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, with counterparts at the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sep. 6: Even democratic BRICS states refused to condemn Russian aggression. © Reuters

Jacques Attali is president of Positive Planet, which supports the underprivileged to become entrepreneurs, and president of strategic advisory company Attali Associates. He served as a counselor to French President Francois Mitterrand and was the first head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.