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Malaysia to Join BRICS

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whatever1 ◴[] No.40716387[source]
checks USD exchange rates

Yep it's still the only currency that matters.

Checks Indian-Chinese relations

Yep they still have effective visa bans against each other.

So what is this BRICS club exactly? A dictionary club?

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dagaci ◴[] No.40716495[source]
BRICS is something which people seem to have strong feelings about. For india and china who are rivals, BRICS may offer mechanics which enable them to manage their rivalies, especially given what may be seen as the declining influence of the UN (have people noticed that the massive moon landing India is not even a security council member!).
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[] No.40716528[source]
> For india and china who are rivals, BRICS may offer mechanics which enable them to manage their rivalies

BRICS has been totally absent in the Sino-Indian conflict [1]. Given China and India are its anchor economic heavyweights, and Russia an emerging Chinese suzerainty, it’s in nobody’s interest to bring that issue to the forum.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_border_dispute