President Prabowo Subianto’s about-turn on membership of the economic grouping is about status rather than material gains.

BRICS was formed in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2010. Last year, the bloc expanded to include Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is set to be the chief guest at this year’s Republic Day. Prabowo met Prime Minister ...

Holding the rotating presidency of BRICS, Brazil announced Monday that Indonesia has officially joined the international bloc. BRICS, a geopolitical alliance established in 2009, was originally ...

Indonesia has scooped Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand to become the first Asean country to join the Brics bloc of developing ...

Brazil on Monday announced that Indonesia had become a full member of BRICS, a bloc of developing economies increasingly seen as a counterweight to the West. Brazil's foreign ministry said in a ...

The most powerful asset in any negotiation is the ability to walk away from the table. This depends on what alternative ...

Jakarta: Indonesia is encouraged to strengthen its partnerships with South Africa and Brazil as part of its membership in the BRICS economic group, an expert said on Tuesday. "Indonesia ...

A dispatch from the fifty-forth annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where the focus this year is on the ...

Indonesia welcomed on Tuesday Brazil's announcement that it had become a full member of BRICS, a bloc of developing economies increasingly seen as a counterweight to the West. The Brazilian ...

SAO PAULO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes ...