India, Sept. 14 -- India's approach at the 18th BRICS Summit delivered a significant diplomatic outcome by balancing diverse interests and keeping the grouping focused on cooperation rather than geopolitical confrontation, according to a report. New Delhi's strategy sought to strengthen its global position while ensuring that differences among major powers, particularly Russia and China, did not dominate the summit's agenda.
The report highlighted strategic autonomy and strategic de-hyphenation as important elements of India's diplomatic approach. Rather than allowing BRICS to become a platform for bloc politics, India sought to make multilateralism more practical by promoting institutional reforms, economic cooperation and greater res...