As part of the Beijing Declaration adopted at the 14th BRICS Summit, top leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to stay committed to multilateralism, jointly respond to COVID-19, deepen economic cooperation and promote shared development.

The summit came against a complicated geopolitical backdrop including war in Europe, US-China tensions, energy crisis and inflation.

At a time when there is great turbulence in global politics and economy, what can the BRICS do to inject more stability and certainty?

Host Ding Heng is joined by Yao Shujie, Chueng Kong Professor of Economics at Chongqing University; Professor Alessandro Teixeira, Former Brazilian Minister of Tourism and Former Executive Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade; Dr. Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics in Moscow; Mohammed Saqib, Secretary General of India China Economic and Cultural Council in New Delhi.