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India’s BRICS Dilemma: Multi-Alignment Without a Clear Global South Vision. Part 1

12 September 2026 at 09:59
As India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, its policy of multi-alignment is under crucial scrutiny: whether New Delhi can achieve a balance between strategic autonomy and a real commitment to the Global South, or whether BRICS is simply another instrument of transactional, multi-alignment diplomacy? India is presenting its term as president of […]

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South

11 September 2026 at 09:30
The strategic choice facing India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other large developing economies does not just boil down to choosing between BRICS and the West. These countries continue to follow a multi-vector policy, aiming to simultaneously reap the benefits of cooperation with BRICS, the G7, the EU, and regional institutions. However, it is important […]

Outlook For the 2026 BRICS Leaders’ Meeting: Summing Up India’s Presidency & Overcoming India–China Controversy

9 September 2026 at 09:30
On September 12, New Delhi will host one of the year’s most long-awaited events, namely, the 18th BRICS Summit. How has India’s presidency unfolded, what can we expect from the meeting, and why have experts started discussing the seemingly impossible intersection of Indian and Chinese interests? Principles in Action “Humanity first” and a “new format […]

BRICS Is Not Replacing the Dollar – It Is Building Options

8 September 2026 at 14:59
BRICS is gaining influence not by launching a common currency or confronting the US dollar directly, but by building alternative financial and technological systems that offer developing countries greater choice, cooperation, and economic autonomy. BRICS Is Moving Beyond the Currency Debate For almost two years, the Trump administration has been threatening 100 percent tariffs in […]

BRICS on the Threshold of its 20th Anniversary: Results and Prospects of India’s Chairmanship

7 September 2026 at 14:59
Despite serious geopolitical challenges, the intensification of confrontational trends globally, and the overall deterioration of the international situation, India is successfully and worthily conducting an active chairmanship of this major and authoritative association of Global South states. On September 12–13, 2026, the next BRICS summit will take place in New Delhi. It is expected to […]

Narendra Modi in Central Asia: Deepening Friendship and Searching for New Horizons

2 September 2026 at 13:59
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and participated in the SCO summit in Bishkek. Relations between India and the countries of Central Asia have longstanding and deep historical roots, having gone through various periods of development. However, in recent decades, they have been on a clear upward trajectory, despite a number of […]
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