At the 12th Primakov Readings conference held in Moscow, on June 24, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, categorically emphasized that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), has suspended its future ambitions of expansion, citing divergences and rising perceptions over emerging geopolitical changes between members of the BRICS association. BRICS has experienced tectonic appreciation for its latest expansion from five to ten members, and for creating ‘partner membership’ status for 13 countries. While this was considered as a significant achievement under Russia’s chairmanship in 2024, it has now turned into an obstacle confronting BRICS.

Lavrov acknowledged this key obstacle, sharp differences and disputes, as tarnishing the image and hindering, to some degree, progress of BRICS association. Primakov Readings was held to underline, one of its aspirations, that is to advance the growing question of multipolarity. In order to make a noticeable headway in establishing a new world order, is to rope in the East and Global South, to denounce the “rules-based order’ and hegemony of the United States and Europe. BRICS, thus, conveniently , shapes in for these countries to raise their voice and interaction in multilateral institutions and organizations. Acting collectively, they could considerably participate and expectedly rise to the global stage.

In his speech, Lavrov reiterated that the United States, and the West in general, have not accepted the objective reality of an emerging multipolar world order. They prefer propping up their weakening positions by forcing others to side with them, imposing sanctions, enacting bans, issuing threats and taking other illegitimate measures to force the Global Majority to play their game.

Lavrov, however, raised his........

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