Indonesia seeks to counter global rivalries as full BRICS member, pushes for UN reform

FILE - Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Oct. 24, 2024. FILE - Security agents walk with sniffer dogs as they check the United Nations Security Council hall before a meeting to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Aug. 3, 2024.

Indonesia’s admission this month to the BRICS developing-country bloc, started by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, marks an expansion of the group to Southeast Asia.