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Is the G7 hearing the Global South? | Counting the Cost
Published 20 June 2026 · world
For half a century, a handful of wealthy Western democracies wrote the rules of the global economy. But the world order is becoming crowded, and
For half a century, a handful of wealthy Western democracies wrote the rules of the global economy. But the world order is becoming crowded, and even as the Group of Seven (G7) remains one of the world's most influential clubs, a challenger has emerged.
BRICS has expanded, and says it wants a bigger voice for the Global South. This bloc of nations speaks for nearly half the world's population
- and accounts for a growing share of global output, energy and raw materials. In the space between the two, a third force is gathering
pace: the so-called middle powers, nations too big to ignore and unwilling to pick a side.
Published: June 20, 2026 • 11:16 PM IST · Updated: June 20, 2026 • 11:39 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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For half a century, a handful of wealthy Western democracies wrote the rules of the global economy.
But the world order is becoming crowded, and even as the Group of Seven (G7) remains one of the world's most influential clubs, a challenger has emerged.
BRICS has expanded, and says it wants a bigger voice for the Global South.
This bloc of nations speaks for nearly half the world's population - and accounts for a growing share of global output, energy and raw materials.
In the space between the two, a third force is gathering pace: the so-called middle powers, nations too big to ignore and unwilling to pick a side.
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