India’s opportunity to put BRICS back together
The upcoming 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi presents an opportunity for India to restore coherence to the group amid shifting geopolitical dynamics. The article explores how the organization has evolved from a platform for emerging economies into a potential counterweight to Western influence, largely driven by China's strategic ambitions.
Why it matters
As BRICS expands, India's ability to balance its reform agenda against China's influence will determine the group's effectiveness in global governance.
BRICS has strayed quite far from where it started. To be held this weekend (September 12-13, 2026) the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi, gives India a huge opportunity to bring coherence back to the expanded group and give it direction if it is to be an effective body in shaping global events.
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