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Absolutely astonishing that Iran and Saudi Arabia would be admitted side-by-side. Geopolitical arch-rivals joining the same economic bloc like this might signal a watershed moment for multipolarity.

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[-] Putinbot@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Modi apparently played a last-minute spoiler role:

An agreement had been meant to be adopted following a plenary session earlier on Wednesday, but the source said it had been delayed after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced new admission criteria.

Asked about the delay, an Indian official aware of the details of the talks told Reuters late on Wednesday that the discussion were continuing.

"Yesterday ... India pushed for consensus on criteria as well as the issue of (candidate) names. There was a broad understanding," he said.

The BRICS country official said that admission criteria India's Modi proposed included requiring members not be the target of international sanctions, ruling out potential candidates Iran and Venezuela.

Modi was also pushing for a minimum per capital GDP requirement.

"These are the things Modi brought in today," the official said. "So they are becoming a little bit of a spoiler."

Looks like he ultimately conceded on Iran.

[-] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago

criteria India's Modi proposed included requiring members not be the target of international sanctions

cringe

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

isnt the whole point of brics to not care about nato's sanctions

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

Modi was also pushing for a minimum per capital GDP requirement.

Very strange of Modi to want to open that can of worms. India hardly has the highest gdp per capita.

[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

even more funny, 3 of the 6 new members have higher GDP per capita than india.

One of them is Argentina

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

He lands one spacecraft on the moon and suddenly he thinks he calls the shots thonk

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