Is the expansion of BRICS becoming a cause for concern for India? As the expanded BRICS bloc prepares for its 2026 summit in New Delhi, questions are growing over whether a larger grouping can remain effective when its members have increasingly divergent strategic interests.
In this edition of Raw Report, Michael Kugelman, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, decodes what BRICS expansion means for India and whether the bloc’s growing membership could make consensus and decision-making more difficult.
Kugelman also addresses a bigger strategic question: Ten years from now, what will matter more to India — BRICS or the Quad? He argues that India’s choice, if it ever faces one, could depend heavily on its relationship with China, with the strategic equation ultimately shaped by how India manages the challenge posed by Beijing.
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