During Russia’s 2024 chairmanship of BRICS, four member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations were offered partnership status in lieu of direct entry. Whereas Vietnam remains in ...

The decision to apply for membership reflects President Prabowo Subianto’s more proactive approach to foreign policy.

Japan and Indonesia have pledged to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid ...

Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major ...