Beyond Socialist Purity:From Beatific Otherworldliness to Messy Transition
OrientationInternational political economy at a crossroads As most of you know the world economy is peppered with fault lines. On one hand we have the rising in the East of…
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Countering undeclared colonialism – A Global South perspective
Is Europe the embodiment of authentic multilaterism, or has it reduced itself to being a mere collective of subtle, unspoken post-colonialism projects that pass off as initiatives of international cooperation…
BRICS is a ray of hope for peace and just international economic order – sans commitment to nuclear weapons abolition
The declaration of the recently ended 16th summit of the BRICS (now extended BRICS) has several points for which the developing and least developed countries have been aspiring for many…
Despite the Western media’s focus on Putin hosting BRICS summit, this is about China’s political rise in a multipolar world and US decline
President Xi Jinping is visiting Kazan, Russia between 22-24 October to attend the annual BRICS ‘plus’ summit, a grouping of emerging economies founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China in…
Cultural And Historical Identity Of The World Majority
My friends! We have repeatedly emphasized at our conferences that the old world order has exhausted itself, it has collapsed before our eyes, and now we are at the stage…
The Global Balance of Power is Fast Changing as the Global Majority Rises
We are clearly witnessing history in the making, as the Western Zionist dominated post-WWII order is in a state of inexorable decline, with new nations and powers fast emerging. Thus…
India-Iran makeover dovetails into Iran’s ties with Russia
TEHRAN — There is enormous appreciation among Iranian intellectuals, diplomats and politicians regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stellar support for their country’s membership of the BRICS grouping. Modi played a key…
The G7 loses ground to BRICS
One hidden transformation of the international system in the most recent years has been the hijacking of the G7 by Washington as its ‘kitchen cabinet’ in the transatlantic system. The…
BRICS Represents Future Of Humanity, Says Venezuelan President Maduro
The BRICS group of nations represents “humanity’s future” due to its sheer economic power, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has argued. Maduro also claimed that his fellow Latin American leader, Argentinian…
BRICS Extraordinary Meeting and Failure of Modi Doctrine
With the conclusion of the BRICS + extraordinary meeting hosted by South Africa on the conflicts in West Asia, it has been clear that India will continue its alignment with…
BRICS: The Quest for a Just Multi-Polar World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBkBYw3XDlA The BRICS Summit that concluded on the 24th of August 2023 in Johannesburg is a significant milestone in the journey towards a multi-polar world. From 5 members, Brazil, Russia,…
When the Torturer is the ‘Savior’: Can BRICS, Global South Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony, Contradictions?
by Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be…
BRICS Will Change The Power Balance In The Global Energy Market
Citing calculations based on 2022 OPEC oil exports and production data, the InfoTech news outlet reported on Thursday: The BRICS is going to change the power balance in the global…
Declaration of the BRICS Johannesburg Summit
Considering significance of the BRICS 15th Summit Declaration, Countercurrents is posting the Declaration’s complete version. XV BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth,…
BRICS 15th Summit Challenges The Present World Order
With adoption of the Johannesburg II Declaration, BRICS’ historic 15th summit has concluded in the South African city of Johannesburg. To wrap up the summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…
BRICS Moves On
BRICS has started its summit – a meeting with serious promises to an expected new world order. Hopes centering the summit are high around the world. The 15th BRICS Summit is now…
The Mission to De-Westernise and De-Dollarise is Underway – BRICS 15th Summit
The much anticipated 15th BRICS Summit gets underway tomorrow in Johannesburg. South Africa as the chairperson of the Summit decided to theme the Summit on how best the bloc can…
Beyond the Myth of TINA to the IMF: The New Development Bank in the Asian 21st Century
Asia is the fastest growing and most dynamic region of the world according to a recent IMF Report; “Recovery Unabated Amid Uncertainty”.[i] Asia and the Pacific will contribute around 70…
BRICS To Pass G7 In Economic Power, Says Bloomberg
The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – is expected to increase their share of the global economy to nearly 35% by 2028, Bloomberg reported on Monday.…
The Rise of the South: Can BRICS Weaken the Dominance of the IMF and World Bank?
Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise as the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? But that once seemingly distant…
A New Leader’s Big Banking Opportunity to Improve Global Development
Will the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement be able to fulfill their original mission with the arrival of the new bank president Dilma Rousseff? The first event…
BRICS Overtakes G7 In Terms Of GDP, Finds Study
BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — have surpassed the Group of Seven (G7) in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP),…
The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that is Taking on the West
The G7 summit in Elmau, Germany, June 26-28, and the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, two days later, were practically useless in terms of providing actual solutions to ongoing global…
BRICS, Putin, Xi, and challenge to the Empire
BRICS is taking initiatives that stand as a challenge to the Empire-led world arrangement. The arrangement – Empire’s sole authority – in the world capitalist order will face stiff competition…
India has lessons from Sino-Russian normalization
India has had a closed mind, and influential sections of national opinion cling to the notion that bellicosity is the signature element of China’s approach to India. The unfortunate coincidence…
Future of BRICS: BRAXIT or ‘Power Next’?
The club of emerging political and economic powers of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa in response to new global challenges is famously known as BRICS. Since its inception…
Reclaiming Relevance: BRICS And The New Multipolarity
The association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, popularly known as BRICS, finds itself at an interesting juncture in its existence. After limited success in restructuring international financial…
BRICS Must Take Legitimate And Convincing Steps To Defend Peace, Planet And People’s Interest, Urges People’s Forum
People's Forum on BRICS held in Goa develops a declaration for heads of state attending the 8th BRICS Summit GOA, 14 October 2016: The People's Forum on BRICS that took…
BRICS And Civil Society
India is going to host the 8th BRICS Summit in Goa on October 15-16, 2016 as part of India’s chairmanship of BRICS this year. BRICS is the acronyms of its…
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