The BRICS summit is being held in Brazil on 6-7 July. PM Narendra Modi has also reached Rio de Janeiro for the 17th BRICS summit. Leaders from other countries of the world will also arrive to participate in this summit. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin will not participate in this summit. In fact, this is the first time after becoming the President of China that Xi Jinping will not participate in this summit. At the same time, many questions are being raised after the Russian President kept away from this summit. However, on behalf of China and Russia, their representatives will participate in this conference.
There is a situation of tension between China and America at this time. Recently, there was a dispute between America and China regarding tariff. Meanwhile, experts believe that many types of political pressure are being seen within China. Apart from this, China is also entangled with America regarding trade. For this reason, Xi Jinping is giving priority to trying to deal with it. However, some media reports claimed that Jinping now wants to distance himself from BRICS.
According to a report by Chong Jae Ian, associate professor at the National University of Singapore, BRICS may no longer be the biggest priority for Xi. The Chinese president is currently focusing on boosting the domestic economy. It is worth noting that Russian President Putin will not attend the BRICS summit being held in Brazil this year. Russia’s representative will participate in this summit. It is believed that now Russia is also considering keeping distance from this summit.
Apart from this, this time, due to some reason, the President of Iran will also not attend this meeting. BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The group has been expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.