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India's BRICS Strategy: A New Dawn for Energy, Food Security, and Industrial Policy
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Firstpost•27-09-2026, 16:00
India's BRICS Strategy: A New Dawn for Energy, Food Security, and Industrial Policy
- •India leveraged the BRICS summit to forge a new strategic path for its energy, food security, and industrial policy, involving key players like Russia, China, and Iran.
- •The summit's true value lies not in declarations or photo ops, but in India's behind-the-scenes efforts to create alternatives amidst global realignments and US pressure.
- •Facing potential oil price hikes and US sanctions on Russian oil, India sought to secure its economic interests by exploring new supply routes and strategic partnerships.
- •The Delhi Declaration signals a strategic accommodation with Iran as a regional hegemon and a new polar sea route with Russia for oil and hydrocarbon supplies.
- •India and China are set to strategically cooperate, putting aside differences to strengthen trade and supply chains, independent of their relationship with the US.
Key Questions Answered
All sides are clear that Iran will eventually emerge as the region's hegemon, making it prudent for India to keep Iran on its right side, alongside Russia and China.
India is investing in, participating in, and speeding up a new polar northern sea route with Russia to supply oil and hydrocarbons while bypassing Western sanctions.
India and China will wilfully enter a period of strategic accommodation to circumvent Western sanctions by putting differences on the back burner and boosting trade and supply chains.
