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Putin's anticipated visit had posed a diplomatic and legal quandary for South Africa, as he is wanted by the International Criminal Court

Numerous other countries are also clamouring to join the alliance, feeding western worries that it is developing into a rival to Washington and the EU.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Brics must send out a strong message that the world is multipolar, is rebalancing and “that old ways cannot address new situations”