BRICS Summit 2026: Why India Is Not Anti-West Despite China-Russia Positions

Source: Asianet News Hindi | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 09:21:34 UTC

Key Points

• India hosts the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12 September 2026 and is chairing the group for the fourth time.
• India's position is framed as non-Western rather than anti-West, with continued engagement with the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia.
• Brazil favors reform of global institutions, multilateralism and strategic balance, without seeking direct confrontation with the United States.
• Russia and China are portrayed as more challenging to Western-dominated structures, while Iran is viewed as closest to an anti-Western stance within BRICS.
• Expanded members such as Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia add complexity because they maintain strong ties with Western countries.
• BRICS members share a common demand for greater representation of emerging economies in institutions such as the UN, IMF and World Bank.
• The group's divergent interests prevent it from becoming a traditional military or ideological alliance.