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BRICS as Global South Voice: What it Means for World Order
BRICS as Global South Voice: What it Means for World Order
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BRICS has emerged as the leading platform for rising economies, especially developing countries across the world.
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Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has declared BRICS the "voice of the Global South."Thee world is "facing geopolitical uncertainties, economic strains and disruptive technology," he warned."The instruments and institutional mechanisms are increasingly finding themselves to be inadequate to resolve or mitigate these conflicts" Doval told the BRICS NSA Meeting in Delhi, adding that "multilateralism is on the decline."Retired Indian Navy captain Anurag Bisen, a senior fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) said Doval's comment "signals a push toward multipolarity."BRICS is cast as an alternative coordination mechanism, especially against non-traditional threats like cyber-warfare, terrorism, artificial intelligence and supply chains, he added.By framing BRICS as the voice of the Global South, Doval is setting a narrative for emerging economies on issues such as energy security and digital sovereignty, Bisen said.Dr Indrani Talukdar, a geopolitical commentator linked to Chintan Research Foundation in New Delhi, says BRICS promises dynamism, ambition and potential for success. The BRICS spirit of mutual respect and understanding, equality, solidarity, openness, inclusiveness and consensus is the linchpin that binds its members together, regardless of the problems they face, she stressed."BRICS represents the rising geopolitical and economic clout of the Global South, with its membership including major energy producers and developing economies while also connecting critical supply chains," she said. "the bloc serves as a powerful platform in the evolving global order."What It Means In PracticeBRICS is likely to promote the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and financial system reforms that give the Global South more weight.That could also mean more BRICS-led working groups on technology, counter-terroris, and Information and Communications Technology security, as India steered discussions in 2026, Bisen said.Since the group now includes both Iran and Gulf states along with Russia and China, BRICS will be a chorus of divergent interests, he added.BRICS institutions like the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) have promoted trade in local currencies, expanded its membership to represent a significant share of the world's countries and advocated for reforms in global governance, Talukdar said.That reflect the bloc's efforts to increase economic cooperation, strengthen financial resilience and promote a more representative international order, she said.
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BRICS as Global South Voice: What it Means for World Order
BRICS has emerged as the leading platform for rising economies, especially developing countries across the world.
Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has declared BRICS the "voice of the Global South."
Thee world is "facing geopolitical uncertainties, economic strains and disruptive technology," he warned.
"The instruments and institutional mechanisms are increasingly finding themselves to be inadequate to resolve or mitigate these conflicts" Doval told the BRICS NSA Meeting in Delhi, adding that "multilateralism is on the decline."
Retired Indian Navy captain Anurag Bisen, a senior fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) said Doval's comment "signals a push toward multipolarity."
"India's approach has been to position BRICS as a platform for the Global South rather than an anti-West alliance," Bisen said. "It gives non-Western powers a collective forum to shape rules on trade and financial matters."
BRICS is cast as an alternative coordination mechanism, especially against non-traditional threats like cyber-warfare, terrorism, artificial intelligence and supply chains, he added.
By framing BRICS as the voice of the Global South, Doval is setting a
narrative for emerging economies on issues such as energy security and digital sovereignty, Bisen said.
Dr Indrani Talukdar, a geopolitical commentator linked to Chintan Research Foundation in New Delhi, says BRICS promises dynamism, ambition and potential for success.
The BRICS spirit of mutual respect and understanding, equality, solidarity, openness, inclusiveness and consensus is the linchpin that binds its members together, regardless of the problems they face, she stressed.
"These principles are essential to shaping the architecture of a world order that stands at the cusp of transition between the old and the new," Talukdar told Sputnik India.
"BRICS represents the rising geopolitical and economic clout of the Global South, with its membership including major energy producers and developing economies while also connecting critical supply chains," she said. "the bloc serves as a powerful platform in the evolving global order."
What It Means In Practice
BRICS is likely to promote the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and financial system reforms that give the Global South more weight.
That could also mean more BRICS-led working groups on technology, counter-terroris, and Information and Communications Technology security, as India
steered discussions in 2026, Bisen said.
Since the group now includes both Iran and Gulf states along with Russia and China, BRICS will be a chorus of divergent interests, he added.
"Doval's statement also probably suggests a world order moving from US-led unipolarity toward a looser multipolar system where BRICS acts as a caucus for emerging economies to negotiate terms on trade, tech, and security," Bisen said. "It doesn't replace existing institutions yet, but it increases their leverage and highlights dissatisfaction with current multilateral tools."
BRICS institutions like the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) have promoted trade in local currencies, expanded its membership to represent a significant share of the world's countries and advocated for reforms in global governance, Talukdar said.
That reflect the bloc's efforts to increase economic cooperation, strengthen financial resilience and promote a more representative international order, she said.
