From Quad to BRICS: How New Delhi balances divergent geopolitics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy continues to juggle memberships in the Quad and BRICS. While maintaining historic ties with Russia, New Delhi deepens cooperation with the United States, expands relations with Gulf states, and sustains a strategic partnership with Israel. The latest BRICS declaration underscores that despite lingering frictions with China, India can still engage constructively on issues where national interests converge. This balancing act projects India as a flexible global power that is not confined to a single geopolitical bloc.