Archive · 11 Sep 2026
South African Envoy Says BRICS Gives Global South Leadership
The story is about BRICS and its role in world affairs.
A South African diplomat spoke to Times Now Digital.
He said BRICS has become an important voice for countries in the Global South.
He said some people once thought BRICS would not last.
Those skeptics believed the group might break apart.
The diplomat disagreed with that view.
He said the global majority should not be pushed to the side.
He also said these countries should help lead the world.
The headline says BRICS brought Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian together.
The South African High Commissioner to India discussed BRICS in an interview with Times Now Digital.
The article’s headline says BRICS brought Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian together.
The envoy said BRICS has become a powerful voice for the Global South.
He recalled that skeptics once believed BRICS would not last and might disintegrate.
He said the global majority should not remain on the margins and must help lead the global community.
- Who
- The South African High Commissioner to India, along with Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian as named in the headline.
- What
- A discussion about BRICS’s growing role as a voice for the Global South and its bringing Putin and Pezeshkian together.
- Where
- In an interview with Times Now Digital; no physical location is specified.
- Why
- The envoy said countries representing the global majority should not remain on the margins and should provide leadership to the global community.
BRICS Skeptics
BRICS Supporters
BRICS’s durability and influence
BRICS Skeptics
Some people previously believed BRICS would not last and would disintegrate.
BRICS Supporters
The South African envoy said BRICS has instead become a powerful voice for the Global South.
Role of the Global South
BRICS Skeptics
The skeptical view implies that BRICS would not become a lasting platform for global influence.
BRICS Supporters
The envoy said the global majority cannot remain on the margins and should provide leadership to the global community.
- Interviewee
- South African High Commissioner to India
- Media outlet
- Times Now Digital
- Organization discussed
- BRICS
- BRICS assessment
- The envoy described BRICS as a powerful voice of the Global South.
- Earlier skepticism
- Some people had said BRICS would not last and would disintegrate.
- Named figures
- Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian
- Envoy’s position
- The global majority should not remain on the margins and must provide leadership.