Where Is BRICS Headed? On the Results of the Goa Summit
... opponents emphasize the fact that the BRICS states do not demonstrate a united foreign policy front. For instance, they do not always vote together on important issues in the UN Security Council, and China does not entirely welcome India, Brazil, and South Africa’s desire to become permanent members of the Security Council. Yet political reality tells us different. Recently, the US and the West, without making an open declaration to that effect, have been taking BRICS seriously, which is proved by the fact that they actively try to subvert the association (in this regard it is worth asking the question whether Dilma Rousseff’s resignation ...