As the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s membership strengthens the bloc’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

As New Delhi jostles for a greater role on the global stage, Indonesia's entry enables India to advance its leadership among the global south nations and amplifies its multilateralism push.

Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Indonesia's candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023, according to the foreign ministry of Brazil, which holds the group's presidency for 2024

Indonesia officially joins BRICS, expanding the bloc of emerging economies alongside Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. As the world's fourth most-populous country, Indonesia aims to strengthen ties within the Global South and contribute to global governance reforms.

Brazil announced on Monday that Indonesia has been accepted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing countries. Brazil will chair the group in 2025. As the fourth-most populous country in the world,