This should answer those who were wondering what is happening with BRICS. In their latest summit that was held in Brazil this week the leaders of BRICS nations welcomed a new full member, Indonesia and also welcomed 10 new countries that joined BRICS as partners: Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
Apparently BRICS now represents roughly half the population and GDP of the entire world
A take home on this crucial summit to the other world is that this alignment called BRICS has come to stay, and sanctions from the other world against the new intending members into the ideology of the BRICS alignment makes them see more reasons to be members of this new emerging economic bloc. Some of the countries feel that joining BRICS will finally give them a seat at the table where their voices will be heard and valued. And the BRICS serves as that platform where they can have a real say in global affairs, not like their current position where they feel dependent than interdependent and underdeveloped economically and technologically.Apparently BRICS now represents roughly half the population and GDP of the entire world