New Delhi, April 26 -- India's presidency of Brics arrives at a consequential moment for the global order. Traditional multilateral institutions are struggling to respond to geopolitical conflict, economic fragmentation and technological disruption. In this vacuum, platforms such as Brics are increasingly being viewed by the Global South as vehicles for reforming global governance and creating more representative institutions.

For India, this is not merely another diplomatic chairmanship. It is an opportunity to shape one of the world's most consequential plurilateral groupings.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently articulated a vision for Brics as a platform not of confrontation but of constructive multipolarity. India has arg...