Under the wave of economic globalization, countries have sought multilateral cooperation, for which the BRICS countries were formally established.
Since its establishment, the BRICS countries have developed rapidly, and last year for the first time, the BRICS expanded to 10 countries.
In 2024, the number of applications to join the BRICS will reach as many as 34, and China has not yet expressed its position, and Russia has announced the prerequisite for joining the BRICS!
After the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the premise of joining the BRICS, it was also widely regarded by the international community as a "knock" on India, so Russia's move is to force India to withdraw from the BRICS? What kind of development trends will the announcement of the prerequisites for joining the BRICS promote in the future?
1. The establishment and development of the BRICS countries
The BRICS was established to conform to the development trend of the times and promote economic and trade exchanges between countries around the world, and the BRICS countries had only four member countries at the beginning, namely China, Russia, India and Brazil.
In 2011, South Africa became the fifth member of the BRICS, making it the world's largest producer of gold and one of the fastest growing economies on the continent. Joining the BRICS group will put South Africa's trade development on a fast track, so as to continuously adapt to the development trend of the world economic era.
Since the establishment of BRICS, leaders of various countries have held as many as 15 formal meetings and 9 informal meetings, and conducted a series of negotiations on promoting economic, trade and cultural exchanges and enhancing international cooperation.
With the change of the development trend of the times, the BRICS countries realize that they should include new member countries, so as to further enhance the voice of the BRICS countries in the international market.
Therefore, on January 1, 2024, after negotiations and strict review of qualifications, the BRICS countries carried out the first large-scale expansion, and Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia announced their accession to the BRICS.
Moreover, at various international conferences, countries around the world have praised the economic achievements of the BRICS countries in recent years, saying that BRICS cooperation is comprehensively advancing the process of world multipolarization, so as to make the international order develop in a more just and reasonable way.
At the same time, countries around the world have shown a strong desire to join the BRICS, and so far 34 countries have applied to join the BRICS group. Countries such as Thailand, Cuba, Senegal, and Pakistan have submitted formal applications to the BRICS group.
With the new round of BRICS meetings in 2024, new BRICS member countries may be ushered in. Although the BRICS countries have been established for many years, they do not have a clear precondition for joining.
And at the latest international conference in Moscow, Russia's deputy foreign minister announced the prerequisites for joining the BRICS for the first time to the world. And with the speech of the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, international public opinion has risen everywhere, and it is even more believed that this is Russia's beating on India!
So what are the preconditions for joining the BRICS announced by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, and why is it considered a knock on India? What is China's attitude behind this?
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2. Russia announced the preconditions for joining the BRICS
The expansion of the BRICS is imminent, and countries around the world are ready to move and canvass for themselves. Even France, a NATO country, has shown interest in joining the BRICS, which shows that the international reputation of the BRICS countries is constantly improving.
As for the specific criteria for joining the BRICS, at a press conference in Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov elaborated in detail.
It said that any country that wants to join the BRICS must promise not to participate in any illegal unilateral sanctions!
Sergei Ryabkov repeatedly stressed that this is Russia's core requirement for new BRICS members, and it cannot join the illegal restrictions and illegal sanctions against BRICS, especially for Russia.
The reason for Russia's announcement is very simple, that is, due to the current Russia-Ukraine war, Russia has been targeted by the United States and NATO sanctions, which has led to a complete shutdown of trade activities and a serious impact on the trend of economic development.
With the announcement of this statement by Russia, it is undoubtedly a complete rejection of the application of certain countries to join the BRICS!
For example, Turkey, which is one of the NATO countries and has participated in the sanctions policy against Russia, wants to join the BRICS, then it needs to be completely cut from NATO countries.
The release of Russia's statement is also considered by the international community to be a "knock" on India, where does this statement come from?
This is because India's "duplicitous" and "wall-to-wall" behaviors in international affairs have begun to make Russia feel seriously dissatisfied, and it has warned India and asked it to take sides.
Although India was once one of the founding members of the BRICS, in recent years, India has not actually been closely connected with the BRICS, but has become closer and closer to NATO, and even the Indian president has personally traveled to Italy to participate in the G7 summit.
On the other hand, in the BRICS meeting and negotiations, when other countries have sent important officials to arrive, India only sent little-known officials to participate, which shows the different importance it attaches to the "G7 summit" and the BRICS meeting.
Moreover, since Russia accepted sanctions, India's various actions have worn out Russia's patience, which has made it completely disgusted with India! Even after his re-election, Putin abandoned his visit to India and instead saw China as the first country to visit.
So what is the rift between Russia and India that has turned it from a solid ally to a "stranger" in international trade? Is Russia preparing to kick India out of the BRICS bloc by announcing the BRICS audit requirements?
3. Russia-India trade grievances and the future development of BRICS
Due to the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has made it difficult to carry out Russian energy trade, and has lost Europe, the largest partner, Russia must find a new partner to cooperate with, and India has become the right choice.
As a BRICS ally, India did not give Russia a "charcoal in the snow" at this time, but took the opportunity to earn benefits.
It has squeezed the price of Russian oil arbitrarily, and the payment method is rubles instead of dollars.
The value of the ruble and the dollar in the international market can be described as a world of difference, and the ruble is difficult to sell in foreign trade transactions, and can only be consumed in India.
For this reason, Russia had no choice but to increase trade with India and purchase a series of goods from India.
But they don't want India to start playing tricks at this time, making it clear that it can't provide the goods that Russia needs, and if Russia wants to spend in rubles, then it can buy India's government bonds.
India has even been ashamed to say that India's economic development is in a good state of flux, and the purchase of Indian government bonds will certainly be "a big profit."
But anyone with a discerning eye understands that India's economy changes frequently, and the stability of the national debt is almost zero, so it can be said that India's trade with Russia is an "empty glove white wolf" economic action carried out by taking advantage of the sanctions, which can be described as "robbing while the fire is burning"!
Moreover, India's move not to sell goods to Russia will not violate the restrictive policy set by the United States against Russia, and thus will not put it in a situation where both sides are offended.
India's change of attitude has completely lost trust in its former ally, and Russia proposed an unconventional plan in May to use all ruble foreign exchange worth $4 billion to buy weapons and ordnance, and buy a large amount of Indian arms.
It is interesting to note that Russia did not transport this batch of arms back to Russia, but directly transported them to the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, making India an "accomplice" in Russia's military activities by "injuring 1,000 enemies and inflicting 800 self-losses".
This time, Russia once again announced the restrictive conditions for joining the BRICS, which means that it is very clear against India, and it will suppress India. If India continues to be a wall-to-wall and duplicitous in the future, it will inevitably be liquidated by Russia.
So will Russia take advantage of the expansion of the BRICS bloc in 2024 to kick India out of the ranks of BRICS? Not really.
This is because Russia is now in a situation where the opposition of the public is no longer easy.
Russia's attitude towards India is that it is more cost-effective to have one more "stranger" than one more "enemy".
Moreover, it is worth mentioning that although India is one of the founding countries of the BRICS, its voice and presence in the BRICS group are declining.
Therefore, in the future development of the BRICS, India's status will continue to decrease.
Either they will completely turn to the West, or they will change their past mistakes and re-establish cooperative ties with China, Russia, and other countries, and if they continue to maintain the duplicitous style of being left and right, they will inevitably be disgusted by both sides.
As for the BRICS group, as its membership continues to grow, its reputation in the international community will continue to improve in the future, so as to obtain better development opportunities.
epilogue
The expansion of the BRICS is imminent, Russia announced the request to join the BRICS, and the suppression of India will continue to reduce India's voice in the BRICS in the future.
In the future, as the BRICS countries continue to grow and their international reputation continues to improve, they will play a more important role in the development of international trade.
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Resources
Baidu Encyclopedia: BRICS
Beijing News, August 24, 2023, "Interpretation|BRICS Expansion, Why the BRICS Cooperation Mechanism is Becoming More and More Attractive"
Guangming Network June 2, 2023 "Deputy Minister of Russia: BRICS Cooperation Mechanism Should Not Introduce Countries Imposing Unilateral Sanctions on Russia or Other Countries"
Overseas Network On June 25, 2024, "More than 30 countries apply to join! Why is this "golden brick" so attractive? 》