As BRICS opens its doors to 13 new diverse partners from Turkey to Thailand and Vietnam, this growing collection of emerging economies is seen grappling with misaligned priorities among its participants.
International relations
As BRICS expands, its recruits chase disparate goals
Prospective partners include both adversaries and allies of Western countries
Chinese President Xi Jinping, far left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, far right, sit with other leaders at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23. (brics-russia2024.ru host photo agency via Reuters)
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