2018 BTTC Recommendations

The 10th BRICS Academic Forum, consisting of scholars from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, took place on 28 – 31 May 2018 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. This year also marks the coming of age for the BRICS nations, as we are celebrating 10 years since our inception and looking to the second Golden Decade of BRICS co-operation and solidarity. For the current Chairship, South Africa extended participation at the Academic Forum to other African countries as part of the...
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2017 BTTC Recommendations

The 9th BRICS Academic Forum was held from June 10th to 12th in Fuzhou, China, and was attended by think-tank representatives from BRICS countries, namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as other emerging and developing countries. Participants commend the efforts devoted by India during its BRICS presidency to promote BRICS think-tanks cooperation, express appreciation for the academic exchange and cooperation activities China has organized since it assumed BRICS presid...
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2016 BTTC Recommendations

September 23, 2016, New Delhi: The 8th BRICS Academic Forum compris-ing of experts and scholars from various research and academic institutions in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, met on September 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2016, in Goa. The Forum expressed appreciation for the aca-demic activities under the Russian presidency and were encouraged that the BRICS Leaders had taken note of the work and the recommendations pro-posed by this group. Since the formal establishment o...
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2015 BTTC Recommendations

Delegates from five BRICS countries and over 200 international experts gathered in Moscow for the 7th BRICS Academic Forum in May 2015 and worked out the following conclusions and recommendations:BRICS and the outside world, Building a fair world order, BRICS Evolution and Institutionalization Vision, New Drivers for BRICS Economic Cooperation and Trade, Peace and Security, Sustainable inclusive development and quality of life, Culture and education. Download full recommendations here
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2014 BTTC Recommendations

Brazil, Rússia, índia, China and South África (BRICS) have come together as sovereign independentnations, and with common purpose, to forge a long-term strategy for multilateral and mutualcooperation amongst one another. To this end, BRICS member States pledge to work together in thequest for:I. Promoting cooperation for economic growth and development;II. Peace and security;III. Social justice, sustainable development, and quality of life;IV. Political and economic govemance; andV. Progress th...
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2013 BTTC Recommendations

The 5th BRICS Academic Forum, comprising experts and scholars from the research and academic institutions of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, met on the 11th and 12th of March 2013 in Durban. Given that the BRICS have covered significant ground since the inception of the partnership five years’ ago, the Forum believes that they must build upon the progress made in the first five-year cycle of BRICS by consolidating the agreements reached and the achievements registered and by maki...
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2012 BTTC Recommendations

The 4th BRICS Academic Forum comprising experts and scholars from the research and academic institutions of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met on March 4th, 5th and 6th, 2012 in New Delhi. Given that the BRICS have covered significant ground from the first meeting of Leaders in Yekaterinburg, the Forum believes that they must seek and set concrete agendas for articulating a clear, bold and ambitious vision. The theme for this year's Forum, "Stability, Security and Growth", rep...
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Roundtable Discussion on The Road to BRICS 2024- Agenda Process Politics

On 30 July 2024, the Ocean Regions Research Programme at the Department of Political Sciences, at the University of Pretoria (UP) led by Prof Maxi Schoeman, hosted a roundtable discussion titled “On the Road to BRICS 2024: Agenda, Process, Politics.” The event held on the 21st floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at UP main campus was facilitated by Dr Yu-Shan Wu officially opened the meeting and subsequently handed over to Prof Christopher Isike, Head of the Politics departme...
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Strengthening post-pandemic socio-economic recovery

Since its establishment in 2009, and subsequent to the joining of South Africa in 2010, the five BRICS member states have agreed to focus their cooperation on the three basic pillars which are (i) Political and Security, (ii) Economic and Finance, and (iii) Cultural and People-to-People exchange. For the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the theme is, “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutual Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism.” With 19 potential BRICS m...
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The BRICS and COVID-19:Navigating a Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery

Over the years, the BRICS has continued to be the growth engine of the world. The bloc has much-untapped potential to influence the global economy and bring in a new era of regional cooperation, reinforce multilateralism, and align global governance where issues of the Global South are prioritised. Table 1 provides an overview of BRICS in key economic indicators vis-à-vis G7 countries and Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Read more
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