PM Modi concerned ‘bigger BRICS will turn bloc into China mouthpiece’, sets rules for new entrants
reality, leaders had not yet signed a finalised admission framework, Reuters cited. Speaking on PM Modi introducing new admission criteria, an Indian official, close to the development told Reuters, "India pushed for consensus on criteria as well as the issue of (candidate) names. There was a broad understanding" Bloc heavyweight China has long called for an expansion of BRICS in an attempt to form a multipolar world order to challenge Western dominance.
Similarly Russia's President Vladimir Putin is also keen to show Western powers he still has friends. Brazil and India, in contrast, have both been forging closer ties with the West. And both are pushing their agenda to slow down the process.
The BRICS country official said that admission criteria India's Modi proposed included requiring members not be the target of international sanctions, ruling out potential candidates Iran and Venezuela. Modi was also pushing for a minimum per capital GDP requirement. "These are the things Modi brought in today," the official said.
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