A League of Their Own: BRICS Nations Plan Unified Future

Five emerging powers met to discuss pressing world issues.

BRICS Summit Lays Road to Progress - Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aka BRICS, five of the world’s emerging economic powers, met Thursday, March 29, in New Delhi for a one-day summit to discuss mutual trade interests, pressure Western nations for international monetary reforms and call for an end to the violence in Syria.The nations came together as a group to raise the international profile of their countries after being left out of previous global summits open only to Western superpowers, such as the G8, which represents the governments of eight of the world's largest economies, or Group of Eight.(Photo: Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
BRICS Nations Band Together for Change - Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aka BRICS, five of the world’s emerging economic powers, met last week in New Delhi for a one-day summit to discuss mutual trade interests, pressure Western nations for international monetary reforms and call for an end to the violence in Syria.(Photo: Naveen Jora/India Today Group/Getty Images)
Zuma Saddened - Thirteen South African soldiers were killed and 27 others wounded in the fighting between rebels and government troops as Seleka battled for the capital. South African President Jacob Zuma sent the force to the Central African Republic to help Bozizé’s forces stave off the rebels. (Photo: Graham Crouch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil - Brazilian and U.S. relations were strong until NSA and Brazilian spying rumors made headlines in 2013. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff blasted the U.S. for “violating human rights and international law” and called off an October 2013 visit to the United States. Perhaps a State Dinner could help to repair the severed relationship.(Photo: Graham Crouch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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BRICS Summit Lays Road to Progress - Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aka BRICS, five of the world’s emerging economic powers, met Thursday, March 29, in New Delhi for a one-day summit to discuss mutual trade interests, pressure Western nations for international monetary reforms and call for an end to the violence in Syria.The nations came together as a group to raise the international profile of their countries after being left out of previous global summits open only to Western superpowers, such as the G8, which represents the governments of eight of the world's largest economies, or Group of Eight.(Photo: Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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