What was once a compact grouping of major emerging economies has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, alongside its original members. A staff worker stands behind the national flags of Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa and India to tidy the flags before a group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian Province, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Wu Hong/PoolBy Onyango K’Onyango,As leaders of the expanded BRICS grouping prepare to meet in New Delhi this weekend, the September 12-13 summit arrives at a moment when the Global South is demanding more than recognition.It is seeking more space to shape the decisions that influence trade, finance, development and international governance. India’s hosting of the 18th summit therefore carries significance beyond the gathering itself. It offers a window into how emerging economies are increasingly organising around shared interests in a changing world.BRICS has travelled a distance since its original formation. What was once a compact grouping of major emerging economies has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, alongside its original members.Its growing membership is perhaps the clearest indication that many developing countries see...
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