Key Highlights:

• India’s Presidency: Commencing January 2026.
• Ideological Wave: “Multi-Alignment” vs. “Cold War Bloc” thinking.
• Geopolitical Goal: Creating a “Fairer Global Order” through consensus.

As India assumes the BRICS Presidency in January 2026, the guiding philosophy is “Sovereign Multilateralism.”Unlike traditional alliances, this wave emphasizes that nations can cooperate on economic and security issues while maintaining absolute domestic sovereignty.

The Ministry of External Affairs has noted that the 2026 agenda is about “Democratizing Global Governance.” This means reforming the UN Security Council and the IMF to reflect the 21st-century reality. The philosophy here is that the “Global South” is no longer a peripheral player but a central architect of the new world order, advocating for a world where “might is not right,” but “consensus is key.”