Can BRICS emerge as a genuine counterweight to the West?

As India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the expanded grouping is attracting fresh attention as the global balance of power undergoes major changes. China, Russia, India and other BRICS members are pushing for greater cooperation across trade, finance, technology and the wider Global South.

The bloc has also discussed local-currency trade and alternative payment mechanisms, raising questions about the long-term dominance of Western-led financial systems. But BRICS is far from a unified anti-Western alliance. India continues to maintain strategic partnerships with the United States and other Western powers, while differences between BRICS members could make deeper coordination difficult.

With Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and other leaders expected in New Delhi, the 2026 summit could reveal how far BRICS can actually go in reshaping the global power equation.

Can BRICS become a true counterweight to the West — or will its internal divisions limit its ambitions?

 Can Brics Emerge as a Counterweight to the West? 

<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin came out in support of India and China amid US President Donald Trump's tariff pressure on the two Asian neighbours. While addressing the media after attending the military parade and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China, Putin commented on the ongoing tariff war by the United States and the tough sanctions that the US has put on India for buying Russian oil. The Russian president said that no one in the world can talk to India and China “in that way,” possibly referring to the reckless remarks made by the people of the Trump administration. Calling them ‘partners’, Putin said that the tariff regime is a way to “weaken the leadership of these countries.” He opined that it is a “mistake” to do so. While he didn't name Trump in his supportive statement for New Delhi and Beijing, he did comment on the US president's ‘conspiracy’ remark regarding his meeting with Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping in Beijing's military parade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read More | </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/after-modi-s-snub-pak-pm-sharif-ignored-by-china-s-jinping-rushes-for-awkward-handshake-with-putin-watch-1756723084457"><strong>After Modi's snub, Pak PM Sharif 'ignored' by China's Jinping, rushes for awkward handshake with Putin</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, in the latter part of the press conference, Putin ruled out the monopoly of one nation and supported a ‘multipolar world.’ "There are economic giants like India or China...but it doesn't mean that anyone should dominate global politics or security. We don't believe there should be some domination; everyone must be equal.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read More | </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-no-one-has-been-conspiring-no-conspiracies-at-all-russia-responds-to-trump-s-plotting-against-us-claim-about-putin-xi-and-kim-1756891592323"><strong>'No one has been conspiring, no conspiracies at all': Russia responds to Trump's ‘plotting against US’ claim about Putin, Xi and Kim</strong></a></p><h2><strong>Will Putin meet Zelensky?</strong></h2><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he never ruled out meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that if he is interested in meeting, he should come to Moscow. He said that Russian forces are 'advancing' across the entire Ukraine, adding that Russia will “carry on fighting if peace deal is not reached.” Justifying the war, he said that Russia is fighting for the people and not for territories. He questioned Zelensky's legitimacy as president, highlighting that his tenure has ended and claimed that Ukraine cannot sustain a heavy offensive anymore. "Let's see how the situation develops. If not, then we will have to resolve all our tasks militarily," Putin told reporters in Beijing when asked about the prospects for a deal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read More | </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-let-him-come-to-putin-says-he-never-ruled-out-meeting-ukrainian-president-zelensky-questions-legitimacy-russia-ukraine-war-trump-alaska-meet-1756908514684"><strong>'Let him come to...': Putin says he never ruled out meeting Ukrainian president Zelensky, but questions his legitimacy</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p>

Russian President Putin backed India and China against US tariffs and sanctions, calling them key partners. He criticized the US approach as a strategy to weaken rising powers and stressed support for a multipolar world

Russian President Vladimir Putin came out in support of India and China amid US President Donald Trump's tariff pressure on the two Asian neighbours. While addressing the media after attending the military parade and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China, Putin commented on the ongoing tariff war by the United States and the tough sanctions that the US has put on India for buying Russian oil. The Russian president said that no one in the world can talk to India and China “in that way,” possibly referring to the reckless remarks made by the people of the Trump administration. Calling them ‘partners’, Putin said that the tariff regime is a way to “weaken the leadership of these countries.” He opined that it is a “mistake” to do so. While he didn't name Trump in his supportive statement for New Delhi and Beijing, he did comment on the US president's ‘conspiracy’ remark regarding his meeting with Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping in Beijing's military parade. Read More | After Modi's snub, Pak PM Sharif 'ignored' by China's Jinping, rushes for awkward handshake with Putin However, in the latter part of the press conference, Putin ruled out the monopoly of one nation and supported a ‘multipolar world.’ "There are economic giants like India or China...but it doesn't mean that anyone should dominate global politics or security. We don't believe there should be some domination; everyone must be equal.” Read More | 'No one has been conspiring, no conspiracies at all': Russia responds to Trump's ‘plotting against US’ claim about Putin, Xi and Kim Will Putin meet Zelensky? Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he never ruled out meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that if he is interested in meeting, he should come to Moscow. He said that Russian forces are 'advancing' across the entire Ukraine, adding that Russia will “carry on fighting if peace deal is not reached.” Justifying the war, he said that Russia is fighting for the people and not for territories. He questioned Zelensky's legitimacy as president, highlighting that his tenure has ended and claimed that Ukraine cannot sustain a heavy offensive anymore. "Let's see how the situation develops. If not, then we will have to resolve all our tasks militarily," Putin told reporters in Beijing when asked about the prospects for a deal. Read More | 'Let him come to...': Putin says he never ruled out meeting Ukrainian president Zelensky, but questions his legitimacy

<p>Russian President Putin backed India and China against US tariffs and sanctions, calling them key partners. He criticized the US approach as a strategy to weaken rising powers and stressed support for a multipolar world</p>

'You cannot talk to them like that': Putin calls Trump's tariff war a 'mistake', bats for multipolar world

<p>Indian media is awash with stories of how RIC - an imagined alliance of Russia, India and China - could take on the Donald Trump-led US amid tariff threats by the American president against New Delhi. While it might be a good clickbait headline for articles and videos, it is a bad idea. In case you are too busy, here is the fast answer: India-China trust deficit, &nbsp;low alignment of strategic goals, and huge disparities in the economies are factors. The public and political opinion in India is against China. India, China and Russia do not have military capabilities that can take on the US. Political values are different: India is the only true democracy among the three. India’s alliances are generally West-leaning, and therefore the threat perception against the US and West is almost non-existent for it, and not aligned with that of China and Russia. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>If you have more time, let me break it down for you.</p><h2>Why a likely RIC alliance of Russia, India and China against the US is strategically flawed</h2><p>If formalised, RIC would have the goal of countering the US under Trump’s administration. But it is a deeply flawed and unrealistic geopolitical idea because of mistrust, differing national interests, incompatible economic goals, and asymmetric power dynamics among India, Russia and China.</p><p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/breaking-why-is-us-imposing-tariff-on-india-trump-tariff-news-1754495938671/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/breaking-why-is-us-imposing-tariff-on-india-trump-tariff-news-1754495938671/embed</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>India-China hostility and mistrust trump even Trump tantrums</h2><p>There's a massive trust deficit between India and China in spite of their continuing economic cooperation and current alignment against the US. The two countries still have unresolved border disputes, particularly in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, and military tensions despite recent attempts at a thaw.</p><p>The 2020 Galwan Valley clash led to casualties on both sides, severely damaging diplomatic trust, coming close on the heels of the Doklam clash along the border with Bhutan. Despite ongoing diplomatic engagements since 2024, India and China have not fully restored trust.</p><h2>Indian public and politicians view China with suspicion</h2><p>In the court of Indian public opinion, China is still the enemy. Any move toward an alliance involving China would lead to political backlash in India, and public outrage.</p><p>India is not anti-US, per se, but seeks to maintain its strategic autonomy. India has acted as a democratic counterbalance to China in the Indo-Pacific, which in fact is the reason why it's seen by the West as an important player in the region, and is invited to all kinds of strategic alliances like the Quad.<br>China, on the other hand, seeks regional hegemony, and given the context of Taiwan invasion fears and South China Sea territorial ambitions, can best be called a regional bully. Beijing dreams of a China-led world order under the single-party rule of communism, which fundamentally clashes with India's multi-party democratic ethos.<br>Russia and China jointly oppose the US-led world order, while India selectively aligns with the West when in its interest: this is why India is invited to G7, and is a key player in the G20.<br>&nbsp;</p><h2>India is an active partner of the US and West</h2><p>India is an active partner in the India-US-Japan-Australia Quad, which is fundamentally about checkmating China in the region.<br>The IPEF or Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, is another grouping that goes against a potential India-China alignment. India supports a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation, things that are in contrast to China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.</p><h2>Russia’s tilt towards China at India’s expense</h2><p>Russia and China have increasingly been sharing notes for a strategic alignment against the West's opposition to them, particularly since the Ukraine war.<br>Russia has become economically and strategically dependent on China, specifically in oil and gas trade, where Beijing is the biggest buyer.<br>China remains the economic lifeline for Russia amidst Western sanctions over the war. This has led Russia to covertly support China on Taiwan and the South China Sea. In both of these, India does not share the positions of China and Russia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Russia-China friendship can impact India-Russia ties</h2><p>While India has had a long-standing economic and defence partnership with Russia, the question remains if Russia will be neutral in an India-China conflict scenario.<br>India has not had the best treatment recently in groupings like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. SCO, which is dominated by China and Russia, recently disappointed India by not including language on terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, during a ministerial meeting.&nbsp;<br>India has also been diversifying defence suppliers away from Russia, buying its fighter jets from France and drones from the US and Israel, for instance. India's defence purchase dependence on Russia is already waning.</p><h2>Except for the current downturn, the India-US strategic partnership has been growing</h2><p>In the post-9/11 world, India and the US extended their cooperation in defence with arrangements and pacts like BECA and COMCASA. The two nations continue intelligence sharing, counterterrorism operations, and have advanced technology cooperation, like in the iCET initiative.<br>In spite of the Trump-led tensions, the US is India’s largest export market, worth over $130 billion.<br>The current levels of India-US cooperation in investment, technology, education and people-to-people cooperation cannot immediately be replaced by Russia or China.<br>Suddenly aligning against the US could jeopardise India's critical economic sectors and affect its national development.</p><h2>No meaningful economic convergence between India, China and Russia</h2><p>India and China are regional economic competitors, not partners. India has a major trade deficit with China. The Chinese infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was seen by India as a geopolitical threat. Except for energy and defence deals, there's not much that Russia’s economy can offer India.</p><h2>An issue of values and political systems: Democratic India vs autocratic Russia and China</h2><p>India is a vibrant democracy with civil liberties, electoral institutions, and a free press, while &nbsp;China is a single-party authoritarian regime, and Russia has become increasingly autocratic with one ruler, Vladimir Putin, at the helm for decades now. Thus, India is a natural ally of liberal democracies in the West rather than with authoritarian regimes. An alliance with Russia and China could damage India’s credibility as a leader of the democratic world.</p><h2>Can India, China and Russia have a military or strategic alliance?</h2><p>It's tough as the ingredients for such an alliance are missing: a shared threat perception, mutual trust, and operational compatibility.<br>India does not trust China, and Russia lacks the capacity or neutrality to bridge this gap. There is no institutional structure or commitment, or military planning to coordinate the three nations in case of a joint external threat.</p><h2>China is really the big brother among the three</h2><p>With Russia boxed in by years of sanctions and economic apartheid from the West, China is really the big brother among the three, both in military and money.</p><p>China’s GDP is nearly 10 times that of India. In spite of Western rhetoric, China still has more than 30 per cent of global manufacturing, while India is only 3 per cent. Russia's economic dependency on China is making it a junior partner in the arrangement.<br>India could be marginalised or relegated to a junior role in a China-dominated alliance.</p><h2>US would retaliate against any strategic alliance between India, Russia and China</h2><p>US retaliation to any strategic, defence or economic alliance between India, Russia and China could be severe. Already, Trump has threatened BRICS - a grouping of the three nations that also includes South Africa and Brazil. He has slapped tariffs on India, China and Brazil.&nbsp;<br>Any alignment by India with China and Russia might draw New Delhi into foreign conflicts it has nothing to do with, particularly Ukraine and Taiwan.<br>Furthermore, it would be a contradiction of India’s non-alignment policy.</p><h2>A huge risk for India's international standing</h2><p>Any alignment with Russia and China would dent India's aspirations to play a global role. India's participation in groupings and fora like G7, G20, BRICS, Quad, IPEF will be affected. India's continuing aspiration for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council could take a hit.</p><p>India’s image as a responsible, independent, democratic actor in the international system would be damaged if it aligns with Russia and China, and undermines India’s leadership of the Global South.</p><h2>Don't buy into the RIC narrative</h2><p>Therefore, next time you see that YouTube video with a thumbnail that screams ‘India, China, Russia to take on Trump’, please take these factors into account. RIC is neither feasible nor beneficial for India. It would be unstable and counterproductive.</p><p>India’s current strategy is the best: multiple alignments, balancing relations with the West while having open lines with Russia and regional powers. Keeping its strategic autonomy intact is the way forward for India. Attempting to join an authoritarian bloc to counter the US - and probably only as long as Trump is in power - would undermine India’s global aspirations, harm its economy, alienate vital partners, and trap it in alliances that serve others’ interests more than its own.</p>

Next time you see that YouTube video with a thumbnail that screams ‘India, China, Russia to take on Trump’, please take these factors into account. RIC is neither feasible nor beneficial for India. It would be unstable and counterproductive.

Indian media is awash with stories of how RIC - an imagined alliance of Russia, India and China - could take on the Donald Trump-led US amid tariff threats by the American president against New Delhi. While it might be a good clickbait headline for articles and videos, it is a bad idea. In case you are too busy, here is the fast answer: India-China trust deficit, low alignment of strategic goals, and huge disparities in the economies are factors. The public and political opinion in India is against China. India, China and Russia do not have military capabilities that can take on the US. Political values are different: India is the only true democracy among the three. India’s alliances are generally West-leaning, and therefore the threat perception against the US and West is almost non-existent for it, and not aligned with that of China and Russia. If you have more time, let me break it down for you. Why a likely RIC alliance of Russia, India and China against the US is strategically flawed If formalised, RIC would have the goal of countering the US under Trump’s administration. But it is a deeply flawed and unrealistic geopolitical idea because of mistrust, differing national interests, incompatible economic goals, and asymmetric power dynamics among India, Russia and China. https://www.wionews.com/videos/breaking-why-is-us-imposing-tariff-on-india-trump-tariff-news-1754495938671/embed India-China hostility and mistrust trump even Trump tantrums There's a massive trust deficit between India and China in spite of their continuing economic cooperation and current alignment against the US. The two countries still have unresolved border disputes, particularly in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, and military tensions despite recent attempts at a thaw. The 2020 Galwan Valley clash led to casualties on both sides, severely damaging diplomatic trust, coming close on the heels of the Doklam clash along the border with Bhutan. Despite ongoing diplomatic engagements since 2024, India and China have not fully restored trust. Indian public and politicians view China with suspicion In the court of Indian public opinion, China is still the enemy. Any move toward an alliance involving China would lead to political backlash in India, and public outrage. India is not anti-US, per se, but seeks to maintain its strategic autonomy. India has acted as a democratic counterbalance to China in the Indo-Pacific, which in fact is the reason why it's seen by the West as an important player in the region, and is invited to all kinds of strategic alliances like the Quad. China, on the other hand, seeks regional hegemony, and given the context of Taiwan invasion fears and South China Sea territorial ambitions, can best be called a regional bully. Beijing dreams of a China-led world order under the single-party rule of communism, which fundamentally clashes with India's multi-party democratic ethos. Russia and China jointly oppose the US-led world order, while India selectively aligns with the West when in its interest: this is why India is invited to G7, and is a key player in the G20. India is an active partner of the US and West India is an active partner in the India-US-Japan-Australia Quad, which is fundamentally about checkmating China in the region. The IPEF or Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, is another grouping that goes against a potential India-China alignment. India supports a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation, things that are in contrast to China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Russia’s tilt towards China at India’s expense Russia and China have increasingly been sharing notes for a strategic alignment against the West's opposition to them, particularly since the Ukraine war. Russia has become economically and strategically dependent on China, specifically in oil and gas trade, where Beijing is the biggest buyer. China remains the economic lifeline for Russia amidst Western sanctions over the war. This has led Russia to covertly support China on Taiwan and the South China Sea. In both of these, India does not share the positions of China and Russia. Russia-China friendship can impact India-Russia ties While India has had a long-standing economic and defence partnership with Russia, the question remains if Russia will be neutral in an India-China conflict scenario. India has not had the best treatment recently in groupings like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. SCO, which is dominated by China and Russia, recently disappointed India by not including language on terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, during a ministerial meeting. India has also been diversifying defence suppliers away from Russia, buying its fighter jets from France and drones from the US and Israel, for instance. India's defence purchase dependence on Russia is already waning. Except for the current downturn, the India-US strategic partnership has been growing In the post-9/11 world, India and the US extended their cooperation in defence with arrangements and pacts like BECA and COMCASA. The two nations continue intelligence sharing, counterterrorism operations, and have advanced technology cooperation, like in the iCET initiative. In spite of the Trump-led tensions, the US is India’s largest export market, worth over $130 billion. The current levels of India-US cooperation in investment, technology, education and people-to-people cooperation cannot immediately be replaced by Russia or China. Suddenly aligning against the US could jeopardise India's critical economic sectors and affect its national development. No meaningful economic convergence between India, China and Russia India and China are regional economic competitors, not partners. India has a major trade deficit with China. The Chinese infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was seen by India as a geopolitical threat. Except for energy and defence deals, there's not much that Russia’s economy can offer India. An issue of values and political systems: Democratic India vs autocratic Russia and China India is a vibrant democracy with civil liberties, electoral institutions, and a free press, while China is a single-party authoritarian regime, and Russia has become increasingly autocratic with one ruler, Vladimir Putin, at the helm for decades now. Thus, India is a natural ally of liberal democracies in the West rather than with authoritarian regimes. An alliance with Russia and China could damage India’s credibility as a leader of the democratic world. Can India, China and Russia have a military or strategic alliance? It's tough as the ingredients for such an alliance are missing: a shared threat perception, mutual trust, and operational compatibility. India does not trust China, and Russia lacks the capacity or neutrality to bridge this gap. There is no institutional structure or commitment, or military planning to coordinate the three nations in case of a joint external threat. China is really the big brother among the three With Russia boxed in by years of sanctions and economic apartheid from the West, China is really the big brother among the three, both in military and money. China’s GDP is nearly 10 times that of India. In spite of Western rhetoric, China still has more than 30 per cent of global manufacturing, while India is only 3 per cent. Russia's economic dependency on China is making it a junior partner in the arrangement. India could be marginalised or relegated to a junior role in a China-dominated alliance. US would retaliate against any strategic alliance between India, Russia and China US retaliation to any strategic, defence or economic alliance between India, Russia and China could be severe. Already, Trump has threatened BRICS - a grouping of the three nations that also includes South Africa and Brazil. He has slapped tariffs on India, China and Brazil. Any alignment by India with China and Russia might draw New Delhi into foreign conflicts it has nothing to do with, particularly Ukraine and Taiwan. Furthermore, it would be a contradiction of India’s non-alignment policy. A huge risk for India's international standing Any alignment with Russia and China would dent India's aspirations to play a global role. India's participation in groupings and fora like G7, G20, BRICS, Quad, IPEF will be affected. India's continuing aspiration for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council could take a hit. India’s image as a responsible, independent, democratic actor in the international system would be damaged if it aligns with Russia and China, and undermines India’s leadership of the Global South. Don't buy into the RIC narrative Therefore, next time you see that YouTube video with a thumbnail that screams ‘India, China, Russia to take on Trump’, please take these factors into account. RIC is neither feasible nor beneficial for India. It would be unstable and counterproductive. India’s current strategy is the best: multiple alignments, balancing relations with the West while having open lines with Russia and regional powers. Keeping its strategic autonomy intact is the way forward for India. Attempting to join an authoritarian bloc to counter the US - and probably only as long as Trump is in power - would undermine India’s global aspirations, harm its economy, alienate vital partners, and trap it in alliances that serve others’ interests more than its own.

<p>Next time you see that YouTube video with a thumbnail that screams ‘India, China, Russia to take on Trump’, please take these factors into account. RIC is neither feasible nor beneficial for India. Here is why:</p>

Those touting India, Russia, China alliance, HOLD YOUR HORSES and read this. It's not...

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-to-host-trilateral-talks-with-china-russia-26379">Even as the trilateral meeting between India</a>, China and Russia kicked off in Delhi on Monday, China&#39;s right-leaning Global Times said bilateral conflicts should not be dragged into it, otherwise, the &quot;trilateral mechanism will be jeopardized without bilateral conflicts being addressed.&quot;</p>

<p>The daily said the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-winter-chinese-troops-establish-permanent-base-at-doklam-report-26416">meeting between foreign ministers and</a> &quot;the leaders of the three only meet with each other on international occasions, adding, &quot;this indicates it does not have high status in diplomacy and cannot bear more functions.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;India has benefited a great deal from the meeting,&quot; the newspaper said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;As China, Russia and India are all BRICS nations, and India participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the trilateral summit indeed has raised the status of India in these two organizations,&quot; it said.</p>

<p>The newspaper said while India is engaged in this trilateral meeting, it is also holding &quot;ministerial-level trilateral dialogue&quot; with the US and Japan.</p>

<p>&quot;India&#39;s recent tilt to the US has triggered doubts from China and Russia, and it may have a negative effect on the support that China and Russia could offer India,&quot; the newspaper observed.</p>

<p>The newspaper said the &quot;negative effect&quot; was the Russia&#39;s &quot;change in attitude&quot; over military cooperation with Pakistan.</p>

<p>&quot;As the US under former president Barack Obama dragged India into its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, but excluded it from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it showed the US supported India just out of its own interests, but not India&#39;s,&quot; the newspaper said, concluding,&quot;the cooperation between China, Russia and India still has large room to maneuver, and India should find a balance in its &quot;vacillating diplomacy&quot;.<br />
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China's Global Times said the "trilateral mechanism will be jeopardized without bilateral conflicts being addressed."

Even as the trilateral meeting between India, China and Russia kicked off in Delhi on Monday, China's right-leaning Global Times said bilateral conflicts should not be dragged into it, otherwise, the "trilateral mechanism will be jeopardized without bilateral conflicts being addressed." The daily said the meeting between foreign ministers and "the leaders of the three only meet with each other on international occasions, adding, "this indicates it does not have high status in diplomacy and cannot bear more functions." "India has benefited a great deal from the meeting," the newspaper said. "As China, Russia and India are all BRICS nations, and India participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the trilateral summit indeed has raised the status of India in these two organizations," it said. The newspaper said while India is engaged in this trilateral meeting, it is also holding "ministerial-level trilateral dialogue" with the US and Japan. "India's recent tilt to the US has triggered doubts from China and Russia, and it may have a negative effect on the support that China and Russia could offer India," the newspaper observed. The newspaper said the "negative effect" was the Russia's "change in attitude" over military cooperation with Pakistan. "As the US under former president Barack Obama dragged India into its rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, but excluded it from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it showed the US supported India just out of its own interests, but not India's," the newspaper said, concluding,"the cooperation between China, Russia and India still has large room to maneuver, and India should find a balance in its "vacillating diplomacy".

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Can Brics Emerge as a Counterweight to the West?

Putin calls Trump's tariff war a 'mistake', bats for multipolar world

Those touting India, Russia, China alliance, HOLD YOUR HORSES and read this

India, China, Russia trilateral meeting does not have high status in diplomacy: China daily