Africa to Host BRICS Military Training, with Iran Involved – What is the US Response?

Africa is a continent with great potential for cooperation. Not only does it possess significant natural resources, but its people are also cooperative in addressing and participating in regional and global issues. This country serves as proof that cooperation can be successfully achieved and that it is not solely the preserve of large nations with … Read more

India Ships Iran Passage: Tehran: Will allow Indian ships to pass; PM Modi says Iran a friend | India News

NEW DELHI: In his phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian late Thursday, PM Modi stressed that India is Iran’s friend and that his govt will do all it can to advance diplomacy as escalation is not in anyone’s interest. This is the closest India has come to expressing solidarity with Tehran, which said Friday … Read more

Why China is staying on the sidelines of the US-Iran conflict

China and Iran may be strategic partners but, as was the case with America’s special operation in Venezuela in January, China has offered no security support to Iran over the US and Israeli attacks. The decision was based on a consideration of Beijing’s own interests, its ties with the US and other countries, and to … Read more

BRICS Expansion Reshapes Global North Expectations

When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stood at Davos in early 2026 and called the rules-based liberal international order a farce — one selectively imposed on weaker states — he got a standing ovation from Western elites. Scholars Marta Fernández and Maria Elena Rodriguez noted the irony plainly: these arguments had been made for decades … Read more

BRICS crucial for building greater Eurasian partnership, says Russian FM Lavrov

Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI): Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlined the growing importance of the BRICS forum in global affairs as well as the bloc’s future direction and the priorities expected from the grouping under India’s Chairmanship for 2026. In an interview with TV BRICS, the Russian Foreign Minister noted that assessing the outcomes … Read more

BRICS Member Snubs America’s Drone Deal

BRICS member Indonesia has taken an unprecedented stand, snubbing Trump’s drone deal during the high-stakes trade negotiations with the US. According to the latest report from the TOI, Indonesia refused to purchase American surveillance drones as part of a tariff and market-access deal. The BRICS member cited constitutional limits and national sovereignty while backing out … Read more

bne IntelliNews – BRICS nations formulate first ever joint Climate Crisis policy

The BRICS bloc approved its first coordinated climate finance framework on May 30, marking the group’s first unified policy to fund climate action and setting the foundation for a shared position ahead of the COP30 meeting due to be held in Brazil. The nonbinding document, adopted during a high-level meeting on climate change and sustainable … Read more

bne IntelliNews – BRICS nations formulate first ever joint Climate Crisis policy

The BRICS bloc approved its first coordinated climate finance framework on May 30, marking the group’s first unified policy to fund climate action and setting the foundation for a shared position ahead of the COP30 meeting due to be held in Brazil. The nonbinding document, adopted during a high-level meeting on climate change and sustainable … Read more

Civilizational multipolarity in a post-Pax Americana world

In 2016, Singapore’s then-Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen was asked in Parliament how the country would respond if the United States were to pull back from its security commitments in Asia. At the time, the question was hypothetical. Today, with Donald Trump in his second term and Ng stepping down after 14 years as Singapore’s … Read more