India must act as mature player, not appear anti-West: Amitabh Kant on BRICS

Source: India Today | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 05:15:09 UTC

Key Points

• Former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said India should act as a mature and seasoned player during its BRICS presidency.
• He said the BRICS outcome document should not be perceived as taking an anti-Western stance.
• Kant said India should work simultaneously with the United States, Europe, and China to protect national interests and pursue its Viksit Bharat goal by 2047.
• He cited conflicts, global supply-chain disruptions, rising protectionism, and muscular industrial policies as challenges in the current environment.
• Kant rejected criticism that BRICS had become irrelevant and said the bloc remains important geopolitically and geo-economically.
• He said consensus-building should be the hallmark of India's BRICS presidency.