JAKARTA: Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies , which accounts for 35 per cent of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging countries, its foreign ministry said in a statement. As BRICS world leaders convened in Kazan for a summit this week, Indonesia's foreign ministry said late on Thursday (Oct 24) that the process of joining the group has begun. "Indonesia joining BRICS is a manifestation of its independent-active foreign