Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

For Xi Jinping, the main challenge lies within China itself. His absence from BRICS may reflect a deeper issue—his weakening ...

In over a decade in office, Xi never once missed a BRICS summit. Officially, Chinese officials informed Brazil that Xi had a ...

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In the absence of Putin and Xi, the summit was dominated by Brazil’s Lula and India’s Modi, the leaders of the two largest BRICS democracies – and the least interested in turning the grouping into an ...

Whether it’s illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

Xi Jinping’s surprise no-show at BRICS Summit fuels speculation about China's global standing The first-ever absence by Xi from the key emerging economies gathering raises questions about China ...

BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China’s Xi Jinping, who is ...

At the BRICS summit, China’s Premier Li Qiang called for global governance reforms and peaceful cooperation, unveiling ...

China News: Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the Brics Summit raises questions about his influence amidst political changes in China. This year's summit in Brazil will also feature key ...

Chinese President missing from BRICS for the first time in 12 years has paved way to the speculations about his successor.

Summit positions BRICS Plus as a transformative force, with the Rio Declaration and expanded membership signaling multipolar ambitions. Yet, leadership absences, U.S. tariffs, and institutional ...