BRICS and QUAD are crucial for advancing Indian interests in a multipolar world while maintaining its strategic autonomy.

BRICS and QUAD are crucial for advancing Indian interests in a multipolar world while maintaining its strategic autonomy. [Diagram shows BRICS and QUAD with member countries and evolution] BRICS: Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa. New members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia QUAD: USA, Japan, India, Australia BRICS AND QUAD - DIFFERENT PRIORITIES BRICS i Representation of Multipolar world over a unipolar world. ii Reform Global Governance is focus on rule based approach. QUAD i Ensure free, open, inclusive Indo-Pacific. ii Security of Indo-Pacific. iii Co-operations on emerging technologies. Salience in Indian Interests BRICS i Crucial for economic interest of India. Eg: Concessions in multi-lateral trade agreements. ii Development Eg: NDB BRICS - financed RFIs, Mumbai office. QUAD i Crucial for balancing China led BRI. ii Security of Indian Pacific amid rising Chinese assertiveness. iii Economic significance with new logistical trade technologies.

BRICS iii Financial co-operation: LNDB (Portugu declaration), Dedollarization. iv Peace to people centred. v Global South Co-operation. QUAD i Ensure free, open, inclusive Indo-Pacific. ii Security of Indo-Pacific. iii Co-operations on emerging technologies. iv Supply chain diversification Eg: Role to regional. v Connectivity Eg: IMT Trilateral Highway. SALIENCE IN INDIAN INTERESTS BRICS i Crucial for economic interest of India Eg: Concessions in multilateral trade. ii Development Eg: NDB-financed RFIs, Mumbai office. iii Financial co-operation: LNDB, Portugu declaration, Dedollarization. iv Peace to people centred. v Global South Co-operation. QUAD i Crucial for balancing China led BRI. ii Security of Indian Pacific amid rising Chinese assertiveness. iii Economic significance with new logistical trade technologies. However, many states are present: A QUAD views BRICS as anti-west and i. B Internal rivalries Eg: India-China. C Issue of Trump 2.0 - unmatched approach. D Limited economic cooperation. E United climate partnership made focus on. India needs to found on synergistic complementarities with members of exit organizations to fulfill the strategic autonomy goals and maintain a rule based order.