This week, the five foreign ministers of BRICS will meet in Cape Town, South Africa.
On the second day of their meeting, they will be joined by 15 other foreign ministers representing Africa, the Global South, and Friends of BRICS nations.
Among other things, these deliberations will seek to firm up the agenda for the BRICS Summit to be held in August.
What are the core issues that are expected to engage their interactions, and what makes BRICS an increasingly decisive forum for global governance?