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BRICS Podcast (EN)
Podcasts about history, economics, domestic politics and international relations in the BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia.
What new technologies have already been introduced in the BRICS? How will the entry of new countries strengthen the position of the association? How will the BRICS expansion affect the business environment in Russia? How can we speed up the process of creating a new global settlement currency for the BRICS…
Episodes
BRICS Podcast (EN)Economist, Founder and Head of investment firm, Jian Lian: "Russian-Chinese relations have improved significantly and are at their highest level ever"
One of the sectors experiencing significant growth is tourism. By the end of 2026, the number of trips to the People’s Republic of China is expected to exceed…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Lais Nascimento Cardoso Cruz: “Most important sector in Brazil for attracting financing is nuclear energy”
Brazil’s National Energy Plan to 2050 envisages expanding nuclear generation by 8–10 GW. According to the authorities, this is expected to ensure a stable and…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Thailand, Sihasak Phuangketkeow: "BRICS is important because it represents voice of Global South"
Since 2025, Thailand has officially participated in BRICS activities as a partner state, declaring its readiness for deeper integration with the group. Bangkok…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Founder of International Ice Swimming Association, Ram Barkai: "Swimming in ice is physical, but 80% of success is mental"
According to industry estimates, about 2 million people worldwide now practise winter or ice swimming. Enthusiasts say this extreme sport helps strengthen the…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Associate at Climate Finance Group of Latin America and Caribbean, Gissele Cristina Flores Suarez: "We have to learn from Brazil, Russia, and China in clean energy development"
Latin America already has one of the "cleanest" energy mixes in the world today. Experts believe that by 2050, 76 per cent of all electricity in the region…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Chairperson of National Council of Provinces of South Africa, Refilwe Maria Mtsweni-Tsipane: "Women must take centre stage in sustainable development programmes of countries"
In August, the Republic of South Africa celebrates Women’s Month. This is not only a tribute to previous generations who contributed to the advancement of…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Associate Professor at University of Sao Paulo, Feliciano de Sa Guimaraes: "We seek for order in which our voices are better heard, more heard than before"
BRICS' share of global gross domestic product at purchasing power parity has reached 40 per cent. Experts say this figure reflects fundamental shifts in the…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Executive Secretary of UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Yasmine Fouad: "Use of AI represents game-changer in digital transformation for dealing with land"
The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. To draw public attention to the growing risks facing steppe, desert and…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Deputy Chairperson of Gauteng Provincial Legislature of South Africa, Thulani Kunene: "We want to learn from Moscow's experience in organising public transportation system"
Gauteng currently accounts for around a third of the Republic of South Africa’s GDP. The province is a major transport, logistics and manufacturing hub for the…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Director, Producer, documentary filmmaker, Johan Badenhorst: "BRICS countries offer massive opportunity for tourism"
Johan Badenhorst spent about seven years preparing for his journey across Russia. In May 2026, the expedition set out from Murmansk – the largest city in the…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Director General of Independent Evaluation Office of New Development Bank, Ashwani Muthoo: "Harmonisation of methodologies in evaluation for projects is critical"
Over the years, the New Development Bank has approved approximately 120 projects worldwide, totalling more than US$39 billion. Many of these projects are well…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Consultant in Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India, Apurv Kumar Mishra: "There is strategic logic to economic partnership between Russia and India"
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The key goal set by the government is to achieve a GDP of US$5 trillion. BRICS partners are helping…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Spouse of Ambassador of Indonesia to Russia, Fitria Wibowo Tavares: “BRICS membership helps us so much in terms of addressing issues of common concern”
At the end of 2025, Indonesia signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. The new trade regime between the two parties provides…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Chairman of Russia-Nigeria Trade and Investment Advisory Council, Emmanuel Chukwuka Johnson: “BRICS provides Nigeria with opportunity to have global voice”
In 2025, Nigeria was granted BRICS partner country status. This has provided the Republic with new prospects for development in trade, education, healthcare…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe to Russian Federation, Mark Grey Marongwe: "BRICS gives smaller countries new options"
A roadmap for the development of peaceful nuclear energy, untapped mineral wealth and a tourism boom – Russia and Zimbabwe intensified their cooperation across…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Specialist in renewable energy and sustainable business project development, Muhammad Dhery Mahendra: “Indonesia has biggest geothermal reserves in world”
Indonesia is one of the centers of energy transformation in Southeast Asia. By 2050, the country intends to increase the share of green energy in its overall…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Chairman of India-Russia Foundation, Sudhir Pal Sabharwal: "Relations between Russia and India are elevated to privileged partnership"
More than five centuries ago the great Russian navigator Afanasy Nikitin voyaged to India, laying the foundations for relations between the two countries…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Researcher at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Bui Minh Phuong: “In future, I see that every company and every household to use renewable energy”
A roadmap for the development of peaceful nuclear energy until 2030, negotiations on the modernisation of hydroelectric power facilities and LNG supplies –…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Deputy Director of Cameroon National Museum, Etta Ojang Ivan: “Project of Museum of African Cultures in Moscow has great potential for Cameroon and other African countries”
Recently, the partnership between Russia and African countries in the field of culture and art has reached a qualitatively new level. This is particularly…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Director of Center for BRICS Studies at Fudan University, Shen Yi: “BRICS is very new and innovative mechanism”
In recent years, BRICS has entered a new phase of development, expanding both its membership and its strategic agenda. According to experts, this…
BRICS Podcast (EN)South African businessman and politician, Marius Fransman: "Let's reimagine South Africa through BRICS agenda"
In the 15 years of South Africa's membership in BRICS, the country has become one of the most important members of the grouping and contributes significantly…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Geophysicist Ho-Kwang Mao: “We still are very elementary in understanding material sciences, and I’m one who opens its door”
Studying materials in extreme conditions is a promising area of research that helps to uncover previously unknown secrets about our planet. According to…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim: "ASEAN takes its position of centrality, which means we should engage with all countries"
Malaysia is actively developing economic ties with ASEAN countries but is also interested in strengthening the Global South, seeing a significant role for…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Brazilian political scientist, Fabiano Mielniczuk: "Brazil's participation in World War II is matter of national pride"
During World War II, Brazil made a significant contribution to the struggle of its allies against the Nazi forces, which became its only direct participation…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Indian writer, Ami Ganatra: "Epic helps to understand essence of culture"
The “Ramayana” and the “Mahabharata” are ancient Indian epic works written in Sanskrit. These texts contain myths about the life of the kings and raise…
BRICS Podcast (EN)President of Indian Chamber of International Business, Manpreet Singh Nagi: “North-South Transport Corridor can change global trade over next year”
2024 was a breakthrough year for relations between Russia and India. The leaders' meeting in Moscow, the BRICS summit in Kazan and a series of working meetings…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar: "BRICS cooperation model meets socio-economic development needs of the Global South"
India is actively building up its partnership both with the countries that are at the origins of the creation of the BRICS and with those who have recently…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Russia, Genet Teshome Jirru: "BRICS is very important for us"
In 2024, Ethiopia became a member of the BRICS. Being one of the fastest growing economies in the global system, the Republic aims to enhance its trade volume…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Political scientist Richard Sakwa: "BRICS is the foundation of more mature international politics"
2024 marks Russia's BRICS Chairmanship, also recognised globally as the year of the group's major expansion. Richard Sakwa, a professor at the University of…
BRICS Podcast (EN)South-African scholar professor Fulufhelo Netswera: “There is no doubt that BRICS is on the rise”
The interest in BRICS studies is growing rapidly among publishers and scholars worldwide. The topics of financial, environmental cooperation, cultural, and…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ambassador of Thailand to Russia Sasiwat Wongsinsawat: “Thailand wants to contribute to the BRICS process”
The Kingdom of Thailand is actively developing partnership with Russia. The trade turnover between the countries continues to show rapid growth. What potential…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Dr. H. C. Amor Maclang: "Countries of the BRICS and the Global Digital Majority began to determine their own financial future"
A new international financial centre is emerging for BRICS and countries of the global digital majority. What is the Global Digital Majority? What can boost…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Minggao Ouyang, Chinese scientist: “It’s a very good time for me to do something for society and change technology”
In the foreseeable future, fuel will be produced from renewable energy sources. This is the opinion of a scientist, an expert in the field of energy, Minggao…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Dragan Fimon, Serbian film director: "Theater and film festivals help strengthen cultural exchange between the BRICS countries"
Exchanges and cooperation in the cultural sphere are crucial topics on the agenda of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship in 2024. What genres and themes are currently…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy of South Africa: "BRICS is the best place to create new future for its members"
How to reach a balance between traditional and renewable energy sources? What is the best possible way to supply remote territories with electricity? And how…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Brazilian actress Simone Shuba / “I'd love to create course about Stanislavski system for teachers”
Performing arts play a crucial role in cross-cultural communication. What formats of theatre performances are now popular in Brazil and countries of Latin…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ambassador of Ethiopia to Russia Uriat Cham Ugala/ “Joining BRICS is a growth opportunity for Ethiopia”
What are the main advantages Ethiopia sees from joining BRICS? In which industries and directions would Ethiopia like to establish cooperation with other BRICS…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Douw Vermaak/ «Relations between Russia and South Africa are getting stronger»
What role do the embassies of Russian Federation and South Africa play in the development of bilateral relations? What is the level of cooperation between the…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Anthony Phiri, Harare Institute of Technology/"The world needs to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions"
Dr. Anthony Phiri came to Moscow to participate in an international scientific conference of students and young scientists devoted to the goals of sustainable…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Helga Zepp-LaRouche / "The countries joining the BRICS will have more weight in the UN, G20, WTO"
What is the role of BRICS in maintaining peace and stability? What impact can the new members have on the economic and political potential of the alliance?…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Abel Ramoelo / South Africa is fully involved in environmental protection
Abel Ramoelo, director of the Center of environmental studies at the University of Pretoria: "South Africa is fully involved in environmental protection" Abel…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ramatulai Wurie / "Our government's priority is to introduce digitalisation and technology into all processes"
Dr. Wurie came to Russia to take part in an international scientific conference of students and young scientists dedicated to the goals of sustainable…
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Mike Nicholas Sango, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Russia: "What I'm mostly encouraging tourism organizations is also to focus on the Russian market"
How are Russia-Zimbabwe relations developing? What do Zimbabwean students study at Russian universities? Why do tourists from our country need to visit…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ms Cecile T. Heppes: «The Relations between South Africa and Russian Federation are distinguished by their strength».
Diplomatic relations between Russia and South Africa turn 30 years. Ms Cecile T. Heppes, Counsellor Political, South African Embassy Moscow, Russia told our…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Vusi Mavimbela / South African ambassador to Brazil and specialist within social sciences
In today's "Сampo Diplomático" we talked about trade relations between Brazil and South Africa and cooperation in the field of agriculture and economics. Vusi…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Roger Mello / Color is something that depicts human`s feelings
Interview with Roger Mello - Brazilian children's book illustrator, writer and playwright. Roger Mello has illustrated over 100 titles – 22 of which he also…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Vivian Caccuri: I want to understand, what kind of sound can bring people together
Bricsterview with Vivian Caccuri - Brazilian modern artist and soundmaker. Being very famous in Brazil, Vivian Caccuri has created projects in many cities all…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka, Ambassador of South Africa to the RF / "Our countries have a long history together"
TV BRICS correspondent Svetlana Kukava spoke to Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of South Africa to Russia, at the South…
BRICS Podcast (EN)SA Chargé d'Affaires / Russia-South Africa political integration is at high level
Being a key country on the African continent, South Africa has been a member of the BRICS organization for more than 10 years. It has a developed…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim / I have always considered myself a citizen of the world
Hollywood actor Hakim Kae-Kazim talks about the film industry in the era of the pandemic, about the first African film festival and working with famous…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Ambassador of Argentina calls relations with Russia “historically very good”
Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio. Born on March 7, 1955. In 1978 he graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina "Santa Maria de Buenos Aires" with a…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Du Liang, a film producer / "I see what a big market we have. Russians and Chinese have."
He is engaged in the release of Russian films in the Chinese market. Du Liang told Olga Bubnova, a TV BRICS correspondent, about the work of producers and…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Nikolay Tsiskaridze: "There are only three schools of classical ballet in the world / in St Petersburg, in Moscow and in Paris. That's all!"
Nikolay Tsiskaridze, people's artist of Russia, told Olga Bubnova, a TV BRICS correspondent, about the development of ballet schools in Russia, what other…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Oleg Roy, writer / "God blessed me to wield a pen, and all the rest is nothing but exercises"
Why does the writer quarrel with the characters of his books? How to learn to understand women? And how many hours do you need to sleep to write best-sellers?…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Mike Nicholas Sango, ambassador of Zimbabwe / «We are at the very beginning of our great joint way»
Mike Nicholas Sango is a diplomat, brigadier general, who was appointed Zimbabwe's ambassador to the Russian Federation in July 2015. He was born on the 5 of…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Jacob Francis Mudenda, Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe / "The Presidents of Russia and Zimbabwe have warm and friendly relations"
How strong is the climatic difference between Moscow and the capital of Zimbabwe? What do Russian residents know about the cultural life of Zimbabwe? How many…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa / “BRICS is about stability, economy growth and sustainable development”
South Africa called the interaction between BRICS and the African continent the main theme of its presidency in the organisation in 2023. What specific steps…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe / "We value and cherish our relationship with Russia"
A Zimbabwean entrepreneur and a politician, Miss Rwodzi attended the XXIV International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, which was held…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Founder and Chairman at The South African Anglo-Boer War Historical Society / «We have a common history with Russians»
During the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), some 270 Russian volunteers fought in the ranks of Boer armies. In 1900, Russian Red Cross and Russian-Dutch ambulance…
BRICS Podcast (EN)Mzuvukile Maqetuka / “South Africa is in favor of expanding BRICS”
2023 is a landmark year for South Africa. Firstly, the country chairs the BRICS. Secondly, the summit of the organization will be held on the territory of…