Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Congress Leaders Offer Contrasting Views on BRICS Influence
P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor have different opinions about BRICS.
Chidambaram believes BRICS offers India little benefit.
Tharoor believes BRICS gives developing countries an important place to work together.
He calls the Global South a group of more than 100 countries.
Tharoor says 11 important countries from that group are in BRICS.
He says these countries have many different views and represent much of the world.
He also says they contain a majority of the world’s population.
According to Tharoor, they produce 41 percent of global GDP.
P Chidambaram sees little gain from BRICS, according to the article headline.
Shashi Tharoor describes BRICS as an important platform for the Global South.
Tharoor says BRICS includes 11 key Global South players.
He says the grouping represents a majority of the world’s population.
Tharoor says the 11 BRICS countries account for 41 percent of global GDP.
- Who
- P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor.
- What
- They offer contrasting assessments of the importance and benefits of BRICS.
- When
- Not stated in the provided material.
- Where
- Not stated in the provided material.
- Why
- Tharoor argues that BRICS gives the Global South an important platform and represents substantial population and economic weight.
Limited Benefits
Significant Global Clout
Value of BRICS
Limited Benefits
P Chidambaram sees little gain from BRICS.
Significant Global Clout
Shashi Tharoor sees BRICS as an important platform for the Global South.
International weight
Limited Benefits
The provided material does not give further details supporting Chidambaram’s assessment.
Significant Global Clout
Tharoor says the 11 BRICS countries represent a majority of the world’s population and 41 percent of global GDP.
- Group discussed
- BRICS
- Tharoor’s assessment
- BRICS provides an important platform for the Global South.
- Global South countries
- More than 100 countries, according to Tharoor.
- BRICS countries cited
- 11 key players from the Global South.
- Population representation
- A majority of the world’s population, according to Tharoor.
- Share of global GDP
- 41 percent, according to Tharoor.