India and Brazil are undoubtedly respected regional leaders. They now share the ambition of becoming global actors on a stage that already has established powers

Last month, I wrote about the growing divide between economic theory and real-world economic conditions, and reminded readers that economics is still a social science, despite whatever loftier ambitions its practitioners may have. Nonetheless, when it comes to the specific question of what drives economic growth in the long term, one can still offer rigorous predictions by focusing on just two forces

BRICS Chamber of Commerce - the entrepreneurship and business promotion arm for BRICS nations - has taken a crucial step towards improving cybersecurity in BRICS countries. The CCI has brought Khushhal Kaushik - a global cybersecurity expert onboard to conduct cybersecurity training workshops and consulting assignments around the globe

The Brics Bank wants to become a multibillion-rand player in the South African bond market now that it has received a top-end credit rating and approval to issue bonds in the local market

The South African government recently embraced the assurance from Brazil that the new government is committed to BRICS and continuing the relationship

BRICS Business Council members vowed to do more to promote economic growth in their countries during their mid-term meeting