Sajid Ali Naich
BRICS, globe’s emerging group of powers, has permitted inclusion of new member countries. South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an address on August 24 and promulgated names of new members while announcing the 15 BRICS summit, held in Johannesburg, outcomes. Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, these six developing and resourceful nations have been added. BRICS is a economic and political regional organization established on the similar pattern of G20, SCO, IBSA etc. It has formulated its initial policies to counter unbridled western influence and create a uniform Asian trade of hub and commerce that would strike down dollar’s global hegemony. It is, today, 16.6 trillion USD economy, covering almost the world’s 22% financial wealth and certainly, BRICS has allowed participation of countries with humongous natural resources for future trade development. However, BRICS expansion raised various susceptible concerns, China deliberately emphasized over the membership of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. As per reports, China’s willingness on tightening ties with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia may later lead Chinese dominance in BRICS. some analyst’s have too predicted inclusion of Pakistan in future by China’s recommendation, to empower its number of votes. Membership opportunity for Pakistan in such eminent organization might prove efficacious results as currently, country’s economy and security completely relies over dollar and the US aid. Government should enure adequate efforts to galvanize geo-political relations with BRICS members. That will, not only, enhance Pakistan’s poor stance at global dilemmas but would flourish its economy stuck in vicious quagmire.
