New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- New Delhi: If there was one message that defined the 2026 BRICS Summit in Delhi, it was this: India wants a different global order, but not a new global bloc.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BRICS strategy was built around a delicate proposition-make global institutions more representative, give the Global South a greater voice and reduce vulnerability to economic coercion, without turning BRICS into an anti-Western alliance.

Modi's assertion that BRICS is "not against anyone" captured the essence of India's approach.

The New Delhi Declaration itself reflected this balancing act. It called for greater representation of emerging and developing economies, reform of global institutions and stronger multilateralism, w...