BRICS Not Yet a Credible Political Bloc

The joint statement produced by the one-day leaders summit of the BRICS grouping represents
an attempt by the emerging powers to coordinate their efforts on the global stage, in order to fill the void left by Washington's increasing
preoccupation with domestic troubles. But great-power politics is a murky business, and for all the bonhomie at
the Hainan summit, there remain serious differences among the BRICS.