WHILE the latest summit of BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - was on at Durban, South Africa, last week, there seemed to be nothing unusual about the proceedings. It was business as usual. Since the main item on the agenda was the formation of a BRICS bank as the global South's answer to the World Bank and the IMF that are unashamedly pro- West and neglectful of the developing countries, there was broad support for it. However, refreshingly, there were thoughtful voices of caution: the objective was worthy, but BRICS must go about it slowly...........
No comments:
Post a Comment