Indonesia will benefit from BRICS membership: Experts

Indonesia's BRICS membership is expected to boost growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, enabling the country to serve as a role model for other ASEAN members keen on joining a growing bloc that focuses on the Global South, analysts said.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said joining BRICS is an achievement that reflects the country's increasingly active role in global issues, as well as its commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation to realize a more inclusive and equitable global order.

Mustafa Izzuddin, senior international affairs analyst at Solaris Strategies Singapore, said Indonesia's membership of BRICS is "congruent with its aspiration to be a middle power by playing the role of a good international citizen".