Fellow-BRICS road: a club expands

Published: Aug. 25, 2023, 9:37 a.m.

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The alliance was always based more on common fortunes than common interests. We ask what to make of the six new members, and whether the bloc\\u2019s motley nature undermines its purpose. Regulation has struggled in an era when children can become \\u201cinfluencers\\u201d, but it is starting to catch up (9:36). And remembering Bindeshwar Pathak, who realised India\\u2019s future depended on toilets (16:28).


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