GTI; Indonesia. under Prabowo's leadership must be more assertive in determining its choice to join BRICS as a full member. This assertive attitude shows that Indonesia is an independent and sovereign country. This is what Muhammad Ma'ruf, director of the Global Thinkers Institute (GTI) told Russian Today (RT), October 23, 2024\.

Indonesia must show its class as a big country. It must be a pioneer of ASEAN and Asia. By joining BRICS, Indonesia can develop various advances in strategic areas, such as the development of Nuclear Technology for civilians, Space Exploration, development of Antarctic research, etc. If Indonesia cooperates with other organizations, such as the G20, of course cooperation with BRICS has no problems, and does not have to be interpreted automatically as a form of anti-West. The western countries themselves cooperate economically with BRICS member countries, such as China and India. So the West itself needs BRICS, to overcome the sluggishness of Western European countries.