The XVII BRICS Summit, scheduled for July 6-7 in Brazil, takes place amid great changes of the era. Protectionism seriously impacts the multilateral system. The tendency towards using unilateral measures and the rise of extremism in various regions threaten global stability and deepen inequalities, disproportionately affecting the world's most vulnerable populations. In response, President Lula da Silva has underscored BRICS as a pivotal platform for advancing global solutions. Championing dipl...

The 16th BRICS Academic Forum took place on 22-24 May 2024 in Moscow. Held under the slogan “BRICS: New Figures at the Global Chessboard”, the Academic Forum academics, researchers, diplomats government officials. The expansion of the grouping is a new chapter in the history of multilateralism. During more than 10 years of its existence, BRICS has evolved into a group that offers example of genuine multilateralism, new ways of collaboration, and provides a vision of a just multipolar internatio...

Under the theme, BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive multilateralism, the 15th BRICS Academic Forum took place on 14 -17 May 2023 at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. The Academic Forum included academics, researchers, diplomats, and government officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. South Africa's 2023 BRICS Presidency presents an opportunity for the BRICS members to further coalesce around ...

We, the participants of the BRICS academic process and members of the BRICS Think Council from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa attended the 14th BRICS Academic forum on 20 May, 2022. We commend the efforts and contributions that BRICS countries have made over the years to promote cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. Focusing on how BRICS countries can build high quality strategic partnership for common development, our discussions and deliberations have been thorough, in-de...

The establishment and growth of BRICS have been a positive factor in global affairs. The grouphas contributed significantly to creating an alternative narrative on growth and sustainabledevelopment for the benefit of developing countries and emerging economies. It has provideda unique forum to discuss important global governance issues and to deliberate on solutionsand ideas that benefit all. We call for further strengthening of engagement among the BRICScountries at all levels --governments, a...

Delegates from five BRICS countries and over 200 international experts gathered in person in Moscow and online from around the world for the 12th BRICS Academic Forum in October 2020 and worked out the following conclusions and recommendations: We the participants to the BRICS Academic Forum and members of the BRICS Think Tank Council (BTTC) highly appreciate the resolve of the BRICS leaders to continue permanent dialogue with the representatives of BRICS expert and academic community, to inclu...

The BRICS Academic Forum aims at strengthening networks of policy-oriented academics, as well as providing policy recommendations to governments. In 2019, the forum focused on six topics: financing for development; trade and investment; science, technology and innovation; energy and development; transnational crime; and agriculture. These topics were discussed in specific panels, all having representatives from each of the five BRICS countries. In this report, there is a summary of the recommen...

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...

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...

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...