BRICS to help augment growth in Global South

The BRICS Summit offers a platform for Global South countries to voice their perspectives and demonstrate their commitment to building a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world, experts said.

Themed "Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance", the 17th BRICS Summit is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Sunday to Monday.

"The growing significance of BRICS on the global stage is increasingly clear, both in demographic and economic terms. With its recent expansion, BRICS now represents about 41 percent of the world's population, roughly 4 billion people," said Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, a professor of international law at Fluminense Federal University in Brazil.