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Little Controversy From BRICS Gathering in Rio

Solidarity in last weekend’s convocation is only skin deep

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Philip Bowring
Jul 08, 2025
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It was claimed by some to be an event on a par with the Bandung Conference, the 1955 event which gave a common voice to the post-colonial world and which was the creation of the third world giants of the age, Presidents Sukarno and Nasser, Prime Ministers Nehru, Chou Enlai, and Nkrumah. BRICS presents itself as a similar alliance of the developing world…

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