India’s interest lies not in replacing one centre of power with another, but in building an international system in which countries have more choices and the confidence to use them. The question after New Delhi The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has moved the debate around the grouping beyond the familiar question of whether …
As India takes the BRICS chair in 2026, the test before the grouping is no longer whether it joins the global space economy, but whether participation builds capacity or entrenches diplomacy. A governance network, dependency mapping, lunar dialogue, and capacity chains could provide BRICS with the foundations to move from participating in existing rules to …
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit has largely been viewed through the lens of bilateral diplomacy. Much of the commentary focused on trade negotiations, regional tensions, and the state of India- U.S. relations. Yet doing so risks overlooking the more important story. …
