The push has been driven largely by China, now the world’s pre-eminent industrial power, which is trying to boost its global clout. South Africa and Russia have backed the expansion. India was ...

The expansion push has been driven largely by China, now the world’s pre-eminent industrial power, which is trying to boost its global clout. South Africa and Russia have backed the expansion.

The BRICS group of emerging-market powers — the acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — has gone ... enhancing its economic clout in a US-dominated world and ...