BRICS: The worldwide competition for BRICS membership has begun. Before the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, 34 countries have applied for membership of this organization. These countries include Pakistan, Türkiye, Syria, Palestine and Myanmar. It is being told that 10 new members and 10 partners can attend the meeting to be held in Kazan from 22 to 24 October. The important thing in this whole matter is that violence-affected Syria, Myanmar and Palestine also want to become members. The founding members of BRICS are India, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa but many new members have been included. India is not in favor of immediate and comprehensive expansion of the organization, but China wants to use Russia to expand its membership to further its agenda.
According to the report, the new members will be announced only after a consensus is reached in the meeting to be held in Kazan. PM Modi is also going to participate in this BRICS conference. This will be PM Modi's second visit to Russia in the last 3 months. It is being told that in this meeting there can be a bilateral meeting between PM Modi and the leaders of BRICS member countries. It is also being said that there may be a meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping after many years.
Which countries applied for BRICS?
According to sources, the 34 countries that have applied include Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Chad, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Includes South Sudan. Countries like Sri Lanka, Palestine, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe are included. There are many countries where China has deep influence and opposes the US-led Western alliance.
Currently the members of BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will also be present in the meeting to be held in Kazan. This may be his first visit to Russia. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also arriving to attend the BRICS summit. Russia has said that leaders of about 24 countries are to be gathered in Kazan. Analysts say that China is using BRICS for its own benefit.
This country will defeat China's move!
Analysts believe that China is trying to pit BRICS against the G7 of Western countries. Russia is currently embroiled in the Ukraine war and is deeply dependent on China. China is taking advantage of this. Iran, which is embroiled in war with Israel, can also support China. He said that China is trying but UAE, India and Saudi Arabia will not allow China's intentions to succeed. China wants Pakistan and Turkey to be included in BRICS to increase its influence. India's neighbors Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also want BRICS membership, where China has considerable influence. India says that BRICS has expanded recently and we should wait for a while and then include new members.