India and Russia want to turn BRICS into a "high-speed train" by bringing in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Also Indonesia, Egypt, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Argentina, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, and Afghanistan have already expressed interest in joining the group
The war in Ukraine has broadened the objectives of the BRICS. This was clear during the Business Forum of the Russian-Indian Strategic Partnership for Development and Growth in New Delhi, where Duma Deputy Speaker Alexander Bobakov announced that the BRICS are working on creating a new international currency.