BRICS Summit 2026: How India Balances Russia-China, the West and West Asia
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Source: Asianet News Hindi | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 11:53:19 UTC
Key Points
- India will host the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi, making it a major diplomatic test.
- India must balance deep defence and energy cooperation with Russia and continued engagement with China despite border tensions.
- India seeks to prevent BRICS from being perceived as an anti-West bloc, given Western importance in trade, investment, technology, defence and supply chains.
- West Asian tensions complicate BRICS consensus, with Iran and the United Arab Emirates as members and India maintaining ties with Israel.
- The May BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhi failed to agree on a joint statement, increasing scrutiny over the summit declaration's language.
- India's success will be measured by its ability to maintain strategic autonomy and partnerships with all sides without joining one camp.