India, Sept. 20 -- New Delhi is an increasingly important American strategic partner, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, yet remains closely tied to Russia, maintains relations with Iran, and has deep interests in the Gulf.

While missiles darkened the skies over the Persian Gulf, the true seismic shift in global power was unfolding quietly in New Delhi. On September 12, the expanded BRICS bloc issued a decisive declaration calling for a new international architecture, one that dismantles Western institutional dominance and elevates emerging powers. The most lasting legacy of the week will not be measured in military casualties, but in the rapid acceleration of a post-American world order. It was an extraordinary gathering. Around the same...