Locating BRICS in the global order: perspectives from the Global South

Introduction / G. Venkat Raman and Rajan Kumar -- Liberal international order and the evolution of BRICS / Bappaditya Mukherjee -- Evolution of BRICS : history and politics / Ajay Patnaik -- BRICS in blues : potentialities of the maritime world : lessons from the history of money, metallism & mercantilism / Rohan -- Economic growth, trade and investment trends in BRICS / Meeta Keswani Mehra and Sk. Md. Azharuddin -- Inter- and intra-BRICS bilateral trade pattern : a panel import gravity model approach / Meeta Keswani Mehra and Sk. Md. Azharuddin -- Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows in BRICS countries : a panel data analysis / Meeta Keswani Mehra and Sk. Md. Azharuddin -- Towards an aesthesis of the BRICS / Meenakshi Sundriyal -- Brazil and BRICS / Bruno De Conti, Édivo de Almeida Oliveira and Júlio Vicente Cateia -- Russia and BRICS / Oxana Kharitonova -- Multilateralism in Russia's foreign policy and BRICS / Surbhi Choudhary -- India and BRICS / Rajan Kumar -- China and BRICS / Liu Zongyi -- China, global governance and BRICS / G. Venkat Raman -- South Africa and BRICS / S.N. Malakar and Khush-hal S. Lagdhyan -- The COVID-19 pandemic and BRICS response : cooperation, constrains and geopolitics / Ashok Sharma -- BRICS and Covid pandemic : challenges and opportunities / Shradha -- BRICS : a study of its cooperation and challenges / Aparaajita Pandey and Huma Siddiqui -- BRICS, development assistance and disaster-aid management : a strategic framework for cooperation / Himanshu Mishra -- Building alterity and Inclusion : BRICS's journey thus far / Meeta Keswani Mehra and Meenakshi Sundriyal.

BRICS is conceivably the most formidable organisation to have emerged in the post-Cold War period in the non-Western world. This book highlights the significance of BRICS in a wider global context and foregrounds the long pending demand for the reform of global governance institutions.

BRICS is conceivably the most formidable organisation to have emerged in the post-Cold War period in the non-Western world. This book highlights the significance of BRICS in a wider global context and foregrounds the long-pending demand for the reform of global governance institutions. The volume: Traces how the organisation came into being and looks at the distinct norms and principles espoused by it Discusses the glaring limitations of the existing institutions of global governance Explores the economic growth and the rising political influence of BRICS states Analyses the internal threats to the survival of the organisation and assesses its prospects in the foreseeable future. A significant intervention in situating BRICS as one of the major players in global governance, the book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international political economy, international business and finance, international relations, politics, and Global South Studies.