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He asserted that BRICS should be accepted alongside existing groups like the G7 and G20...
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed arguments that BRICS is unnecessary, and said he was amazed by the insecurity felt by developed nations about the group, which includes China, Russia, and other six countries.r)..
Speaking at the Global Centre for Security Policy in Switzerland's Geneva, Jaishankar said if the G7 can exist alongside the G20, there is no reason why BRICS cannot..
He questioned why there is opposition to BRICS, especially when groups like the G7 continue to exist alongside the G20..
Jaishankar said if the G7, a group of advanced economies, can remain intact despite the presence of the G20, then BRICS, a coalition of emerging economies, should also be allowed to exist..
