Since

Since 2025, observers have regarded Indonesia as a hot accession candidate should BRICS, a forum of emerging powers with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members

Indonesia’s absence from bigger BRICS echoes

Indonesia’s BRICS Journey: A Path Less Taken

Why Was Indonesia’s BRICS Membership Short-Circuited?

Why Indonesia did not join BRICS - The China Project

Why Indonesia chose autonomy over BRICS membership

Why Indonesia chooses autonomy over BRICS - Asia

Here’s Why Indonesia did not join BRICS

Why Indonesia Chose Autonomy Over BRICS Membership – Analysis

With Saudi Arabia still dragging

With Saudi Arabia still dragging its feet on accession talks, tensions simmering between Türkiye and Russia over recently toppled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad