In the upcoming visit of Indian prime minister Modi to Brazil and the eleventh BRICS summit later this year, India would do well to keep in mind Brazilian strategic positioning and priorities for a fruitful discussion

Rishabh Sethi, Head of Global projects in BRICS International Forum, told Sputnik about the role of public diplomacy in the processes taking place in large international associations, such as BRICS

Whether Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa can extend their economic growth will depend on whether they invest in policies that improve gender equality

In comments made in Beijing, which appear not to have been much, if at all, reported outside his home country, Brazilian Vice-President Hamilton Mourão called on the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (Brics) alignment to switch away from political issues and focus instead on economic development

The question therefore is not what separates the BRICS - as political divergences will always exist in any country arrangement – but what still holds the five countries together one decade after the creation of the group

The new government of Brazil has confirmed its commitment to BRICS as well as to the earlier agreements, Head of BRICS Office at Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Kalugin told Sputnik