Leaders from five developing nations accounting for nearly half the world’s population are gathering in Johannesburg on Tuesday for the 15th BRICS Summit.
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"India historically has been the country that mostly worries about the idea of expansion, and particularly with the fears that this would be used as increasing the Chinese influence within BRICS, and Russia is in a space where it's very isolated in the international community so it became much more vocal in accepting the issue of the expansion," de Carvalho explained.
Though some analysts have suggested the BRICS may take a significant anti-Western turn, South Africa, India and Brazil have signaled intention to maintain closer ties with traditional Western partners, which de Carvalho said highlights the continued independence of constituent countries to prioritize their own interests with regards to diplomacy and international trade.
He argued that the aim instead is to represent the voice of five nations that cumulatively account for around 40% of the global population, based on the belief that"international politics should not be entirely controlled by a group of the seven most important industrialized economies," of which India and China could well be members.
"So for me, it's not that BRICS would ever replace G7, but I wouldn't be surprised if, for instance, and I think it would be potentially in a couple of years, a really good move is to start having meetings between BRICS and the G7."
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