Assessing BRICS’s Role in India’s Foreign Policy with Emphasis on the New International Order

Assessing BRICS’s Role in India’s Foreign Policy with Emphasis on the New International Order
Authors: Mohammadreza Obidian, Mitra Rah-e Nejat
Journal: Political Science Encyclopedia (Danesh-name-ye Oloum-e Siyasi)
Year: 4th year, Issue 10
Publication date: Spring 1402 (2023)

Article introduction
This article examines BRICS’s role in India’s foreign policy and its impact on India’s position in the emerging international order. In the transition from unilateralism to multilateralism, India—as a rising power—seeks to strengthen its global role through BRICS membership. Using a qualitative, descriptive–analytical approach and library and online sources, the study analyzes India’s behavior and positions within BRICS and evaluates their implications for Indian foreign policy based on neoliberal institutionalism.
BRICS membership brings both opportunities and challenges for India’s foreign policy. The group provides India with access to a network of economic and political cooperation at the international level and, by strengthening multilateralism, enhances India’s role in the global order. Participation in BRICS allows India to claim a larger share of global power in economic and political domains, including engagement in international institutions, and to distance itself from US unilateral policies. India uses BRICS to consolidate its status as a potential global power and to advance its national and economic interests.
By actively participating in BRICS, India contributes to multilateralism, increases its political and economic capabilities, and strengthens its position in the new international order. BRICS thus enables India to maintain an independent foreign policy while taking advantage of institutional opportunities to pursue its national interests.