India : Foreign Policy Strategy © Rohit Singh Negi
📍India’s Grand Strategy in a USA–BRICS+ ASEAN- A Multipolar World 1. Strategic Autonomy as Core Doctrine (Not Non-Alignment) India’s primary advantage is “optionality”. In a world split between US-led alliances and BRICS-driven multipolarity, India must never become a subordinate pole. Strategic autonomy allows India to: -Partner with the US on technology, defense, and Indo-Pacific security -Lead within BRICS without being absorbed into a China-centric bloc -Act as a swing power shaping rules, not reacting to them India should institutionalize autonomy through issue-based coalitions, not permanent alliances. 2. Lead BRICS Politically, Balance China Strategically -BRICS+ gives India scale, Global South legitimacy, and leverage—but also exposes it to Chinese dominance risks. India’s strategy inside BRICS should be to: -Push institutional pluralism (rotating leadership, decentralized financing) -Champion India–Middle East–Africa growth corridors to dilute Chi...
