BRICS in Action: India, Russia, and China Redefine the Global Order.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Read the entire post to know the latest developments on this topic
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Read the entire post to know the latest developments on this topic
.
.
.
BRICS has entered an action mode, and the aftershocks are already being felt in Washington. Two major developments signal a dramatic shift in the global balance of power—India’s recalibrating relationship with China and its steadfast energy partnership with Russia. Together, these moves demonstrate New Delhi’s strategic defiance of Western pressure and its determination to chart an independent course.
India’s Bold Oil Gamble with Russia
Despite repeated American warnings, India continues to import discounted Russian crude. In fact, imports are projected to rise another 10–20% in September. New Delhi has made it clear: “Country first, commerce later.” Cheap Russian oil not only strengthens India’s energy security but also highlights the limits of U.S. pressure campaigns. Washington’s threats of tariffs have failed to deter India’s strategic energy partnership with Moscow—a relationship rooted in decades of historical trust.
Despite repeated American warnings, India continues to import discounted Russian crude. In fact, imports are projected to rise another 10–20% in September. New Delhi has made it clear: “Country first, commerce later.” Cheap Russian oil not only strengthens India’s energy security but also highlights the limits of U.S. pressure campaigns. Washington’s threats of tariffs have failed to deter India’s strategic energy partnership with Moscow—a relationship rooted in decades of historical trust.
A New Chapter with China
Equally significant is India’s recent decision to relax restrictions on Chinese FDI for the first time in five years. These restrictions, imposed under Press Note 3 after the Galwan clash, had effectively frozen Chinese investments. Now, the Indian government, with inputs from NITI Aayog, has begun to ease these curbs.
Equally significant is India’s recent decision to relax restrictions on Chinese FDI for the first time in five years. These restrictions, imposed under Press Note 3 after the Galwan clash, had effectively frozen Chinese investments. Now, the Indian government, with inputs from NITI Aayog, has begun to ease these curbs.
This move cannot be seen in isolation. Direct flights between India and China have resumed, tourism agreements are being signed, and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar’s recent Beijing visit marked the first in six years. Most importantly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping at the upcoming SCO summit in China, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. Such trilateral engagements signal a deeper BRICS alignment against Western tariffs and sanctions.
America’s Strategic Miscalculation
The most stinging blow for Washington comes not from New Delhi, Moscow, or Beijing—but from American economists themselves. Renowned U.S. economist Richard Wolff openly admitted that the U.S. has committed a “huge blunder” by confronting BRICS. He warned that Washington is treating India like a minor Middle Eastern state, when in fact India is now the world’s largest nation by population, a historic ally of Russia, and a rapidly emerging global power.
The most stinging blow for Washington comes not from New Delhi, Moscow, or Beijing—but from American economists themselves. Renowned U.S. economist Richard Wolff openly admitted that the U.S. has committed a “huge blunder” by confronting BRICS. He warned that Washington is treating India like a minor Middle Eastern state, when in fact India is now the world’s largest nation by population, a historic ally of Russia, and a rapidly emerging global power.
Wolff’s critique is echoed across Western think tanks: Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff strategy is backfiring, inadvertently strengthening the Global South and cementing BRICS as a powerful economic and geopolitical alternative. Instead of isolating India, U.S. tariffs have pushed it closer to Russia and China.
India’s Strategic Signaling
By continuing Russian oil imports and opening the door to Chinese investment, India is sending a clear message—it will not bow to unilateral U.S. diktats. Instead, New Delhi is pursuing a recalibrated foreign policy that blends non-alignment with multipolar hedging.
By continuing Russian oil imports and opening the door to Chinese investment, India is sending a clear message—it will not bow to unilateral U.S. diktats. Instead, New Delhi is pursuing a recalibrated foreign policy that blends non-alignment with multipolar hedging.
In essence, India is demonstrating that the 21st-century rules of geopolitics will not be written in Washington alone. They will be shaped in Moscow, Beijing, and New Delhi as well.
What Lies Ahead
All eyes now turn to the SCO summit in China. With Prime Minister Modi, President Putin, and President Xi set to meet, there is growing speculation of a major joint announcement—one that could fundamentally reshape global trade and weaken Western leverage.
All eyes now turn to the SCO summit in China. With Prime Minister Modi, President Putin, and President Xi set to meet, there is growing speculation of a major joint announcement—one that could fundamentally reshape global trade and weaken Western leverage.
For the United States, the writing is on the wall: its tariff wars have misfired, fueling the rise of a stronger, more united BRICS. For India, the moment marks not just defiance, but a new chapter of leadership in the emerging multipolar world.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
