Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.59% on Friday Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.23% Caixin Global · Aug 25, 2023
India and Iran drop foreign arbitration clause in Chabahar port issue In a move aimed at boosting India-Iran commercial relation, Tehran and New Delhi have agreed to drop the clause for arbitration in foreign courts concerning the Chabahar port which had been a hurdle in framing long-term agreement regarding the facility, the Iran Daily has reported. The development is a major… The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023
PM Modi arrives in Greece on first prime ministerial visit in 40 years PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister in the last 40 years to visit Greece. The last Prime Ministerial visit from India to Greece was in 1983. Read further on Dynamite News Dynamite News · Aug 25, 2023
Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Xi call for speedy disengagement along LAC; Trump arrested in Georgia racketeering case, and more Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023
Xi Pledges $10 Billion to Bolster Global Development Chinese president in South Africa for BRICS summit also vows to expand cooperation with African countries Caixin Global · Aug 24, 2023
While world media speculates on Wagner chief's presumed death, Russian state media shies away News that Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief was believed dead in a plane crash has dominated world reports, along with speculation that it might be linked to his June mutiny The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
BRICS just invited 6 nations including Saudi Arabia and Iran to join—here's why it increases the prospect of dollar replacement The idea of creating a BRICS common currency to rival the dollar has long been on the agenda of the emerging-market nations in the bloc. Fortune · Aug 24, 2023
India’s G-20 opportunity for an African Renaissance India's hosting of the G-20 Summit will present it with a historic opportunity to help Africa and leverage its deep links with the continent The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023
PM Modi, President Xi call for speedy disengagement along LAC PM Modi and President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023; announcement of talks kept under wraps until next day, just prior to the PM’s departure for Greece The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023
With Brics expansion, China seeks a global counterweight to US The five Brics countries have announced plans to add six new members to their club. Observers say the expansion is intended to make the group a stronger player in the "multi-polar world" favoured by China to counter US supremacy. Will it succeed? Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2023
BRICS now a non-western grouping with the induction of six more member nations BRICS expands to 11 members, strengthening its position as a global grouping. New members from Middle East, Africa, South America chosen, sending message of multipolarity. India took lead in drafting criteria, most new members strategic partners. Expansion sends message against US sanctions, energy players join. BRICS now a recognised global… The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023
How the BRICS nations failed to rebuild the global financial order At its launch almost a decade ago, the BRICS nations’ New Development Bank (NDB) was celebrated as a chance for countries across the Global South to break free of the US-dominated IMF and World Bank and rewrite the rules of financing global development. But while the number of nations signed… France 24 · Aug 24, 2023
Brics club invites six new members in bid to reshape global order Brics leaders on Thursday announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2023
Saudi Arabia, Iran among six nations invited to join BRICS Talks of expansion have dominated the three-day annual summit of major emerging economies in Johannesburg. Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023
The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023 BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi BRICS expansion to include six new members: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia. Expansion will take effect from January 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Brics countries agree historic expansion as six new countries invited to join Brics leaders pledge to champion cause of ‘Global South’ with expansion of bloc
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Watch live: Putin joins Brics leaders on final day of summit after Wagner leader ‘killed in crash’ Watch live as Brics leaders close the summit on Thursday, 24 August, with a news conference in Johannesburg.
France 24 · Aug 24, 2023 BRICS invites six new members to join bloc in bid to champion 'Global South' Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations have invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join, in a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the "Global South".
The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023 BRICS set to invite Saudi Arabia, Egypt to join group JOHANNESBURG: Major emerging market nations are preparing to invite top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and several other countries to join their bloc in a push to expand its global influence.
Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023 What is Brics? Trump threatens 10 per cent extra tariff over 'anti-American' policies Donald Trump has set strict rules for any country “aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS”
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023 Can BRICS dethrone the US dollar? It’ll be an uphill climb, experts say The world’s reserve currency is facing a challenge from Global South countries who want options beyond the greenback.
The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023 Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day
France 24 · Aug 23, 2023 Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘killed’ in plane crash In tonight's edition: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, has been reported killed in a plane crash. The group has a large presence in Africa where it has courted nations that have turned away from their traditional colonial allies. Also on the show: A chaotic day…
Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023 How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing? India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.