Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

At their latest summit in Brazil, the BRICS nations once again portrayed themselves as an emerging geopolitical heavyweight. Yet the internal contradictions within this expanding group remain plain to ...

In over a decade in office, Xi never once missed a BRICS summit. Officially, Chinese officials informed Brazil that Xi had a ...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the BRICS Summit in Brazil raises questions about China's internal politics and tensions within the alliance of emerging economies.

A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member.

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through global politics, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the 17th BRICS Summit, his ...

In the absence of Putin and Xi, the summit was dominated by Brazil’s Lula and India’s Modi, the leaders of the two largest BRICS democracies – and the least interested in turning the grouping into an ...

Whether it’s illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

China News: Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the Brics Summit raises questions about his influence amidst political changes in China. This year's summit in Brazil will also feature key ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) is greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official welcoming ceremony for delegations' heads at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Oct 23, 2024.

Xi’s absence from the two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro comes at a critical moment for BRICS, which owes its acronym to early members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and since 2024 ...