Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting leaders from China, India and other countries for the bloc’s first meeting since its expansion.

The group, which seeks to rebalance the global order away from the West, will meet on Tuesday. Here’s a primer.

Yuri Ushakov, foreign policy aide to Putin, stated that 36 countries have confirmed their participation, with over 20 planning to send their heads of state, the Associated Press reported. The 2024 summit coincides with the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank, the two Bretton-Woods institutions that BRICS positions itself as an alternative to.