Explainer: Why BRICS becomes increasingly appealing to Global South?

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 16th BRICS Summit will be held from Tuesday to Thursday in Kazan, Russia, the first such gathering after the bloc's expansion, which has drawn extensive global attention.

Initially a shorthand for major emerging markets with considerable economic potential, BRICS began with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and has now evolved into an influential international cooper