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India Pluralist Engagement and Multilateralism within BRICS

Source:The Hindu ↗

কেন এটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

Understanding India's foreign policy approach to plurilateral and multilateral groupings like BRICS is vital for analyzing India's strategic autonomy, leadership of the Global South, and navigation of major power competition.

সারসংক্ষেপ

The article explores India's role within BRICS and how the grouping exemplifies a form of plausible multilateralism. It discusses the challenges and opportunities of plurilateral groupings in managing global governance, addressing the interests of the Global South, and balancing strategic autonomy.

মূল বিষয়

  • BRICS represents a crucial platform for plausible and alternative multilateralism in a shifting global order.
  • India's engagement with BRICS balances its strategic autonomy and multi-alignment strategy.
  • The group serves as a vehicle for the Global South to voice concerns regarding reformed global governance.
  • Internal contradictions, such as India-China bilateral tensions and divergent economic models, shape the limits and potential of BRICS cooperation.

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শব্দ

BRICS

An intergovernmental organization comprising major emerging economies, originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which has since expanded to include additional nations to promote multipolarity and reform global governance.

UPSC context

GS Paper II (International Relations - Groupings & Agreements involving India). Tests candidate's understanding of plurilateral groups, strategic autonomy, and global governance reform.

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UN

An international organization founded in 1945 committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation.

UPSC context

GS Paper II (International Relations - Important International Institutions). Evaluates India's stance on multilateralism and reform of global governance structures like the UNSC.

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সংযুক্ত স্থির ধারণা

International Relations Global Groupings

What are the founding objectives and key institutional pillars of BRICS?

  • Origin & Expansion: Created initially as BRIC in 2009 (South Africa joined in 2010; expanded in 2024), focusing on economic cooperation among emerging markets.
  • New Development Bank: Established in 2014 to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS and other emerging economies.
  • Contingent Reserve Arrangement: A framework designed to provide short-term liquidity support to member countries facing balance-of-payments pressures.

আন্তঃবিষয় প্যাটার্ন

  • Plurilateralism vs. Mini-lateralism in Foreign Policy

    India's pursuit of multi-alignment through BRICS intersects with its Western partnerships like the Quad, testing the limits of strategic autonomy in a polarized global order.

BRICS institutional evolution (NDB, currency debates) + India's strategic autonomy will likely be tested via a multi-statement UPSC Q.

সংযুক্ত PYQ · 2

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    Compare the significance of IBSA and BRICS in the context of India's multilateral diplomacy.

  • 2019MainsGS2

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