BRICS

by G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) A new and powerful chapter has begun in the diplomatic relations between Bangladesh, South Asia’s burgeoning economic power, and Russia, the Eurasian superpower. The recent high-level meeting in Moscow between Bangladeshi Foreign Minister…

This won’t just hit the Kremlin’s coffers, but also tangibly worsen threats to Russia’s national security from the European direction, with the same model poised to be applied along the southern one too as regards Turkish-led threats from the South…

Artemis vs ILRS: parallel systems and the new space geopolitics “The Moon has ceased to be a symbol. It is an asset. And the blocs are already positioning themselves to contest it.” The return is not scientific, it is systemic…

Copper, China, and the New Geography of Dependency “The world does not electrify where copper is produced. It electrifies where its destination is decided.” The dominant language of our time speaks of energy transition, electrification, decarbonization and sustainability. It sounds…

Balance no longer prevents violence. It contains it “It is not the strongest who survives, but the one who manages to adapt to changing conditions beyond their control.” The world is not entering a new order. It is exiting the…

So many were duped by Alt-Media charlatans over the years into thinking that this economic-financial group is also a security bloc when it never was, still isn’t, nor ever will be one. Indonesia and the US announced a “Major Defense Cooperation Partnership”…

(Moscow Bureau) – In an interview, Senator Mushahid Hussain, President of Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development Research (PAIDR), offers a few important insights into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and its implications for BRICS+ and Africa. Here are the interview excerpts:…

Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater trade with the Emirates than with the Islamic Republic, all of which proves…

He calmly acknowledged that it’s now more difficult for Russia to advance its foreign policy goals due to the US’ renewed attempt to dominate the global economy through coercion and force, but he still believes that BRICS will play a…

(Moscow Bureau) – By rotational procedures and consensus adopted in Brazil in December, India has taken over the BRICS+ presidency for 2026, underscoring its highly-enriching membership and gracious opportunity to deepen the intergovernmental association as a leading geopolitical force in the Global…