In this episode of The IR thinker, Prof. Srinivas analyses India’s role in BRICS, from its entry into the grouping to the evolution of its diplomacy under Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. The conversation explores the benefits and risks of BRICS for India, misconceptions about Indian diplomacy, and the ways in which domestic politics and the Indian diaspora shape New Delhi’s engagement with the bloc.

Junuguru Srinivas

Junuguru Srinivas is Assistant Professor at Woxsen University in Kamkole, India. He is also the Alina Mungiu Pippidi Professor of Public Policy and Co-Chairperson of the CoE–Public Policy Research.

His work focuses on the foreign economic policies of India, Russia and China, as well as the political economy of the Global South in international relations. He has received numerous research grants, delivered presentations and participated in international conferences worldwide. Professor Srinivas is the author of two books: Future of the BRICS and the Role of Russia and China (2022) and Russian Approach towards BRICS and G20, 2001–2012 (2017).

Content

00:00 - Introduction
02:10 - Prof. Srinivas and BRICS
06:30 - How India joined BRICS?
15:58 - Manmohan Singh
21:11 - Narendra Modi
25:15 - BRICS benefits to India
34:34 - India’s diplomacy
38:55 - India’s diaspora abroad
47:30 - Misconception about India’s diplomacy
49:40 - India’s and BRICS countries analysis
1:09:49 - Threats to BRICS
1:15:42 - India’s politics and BRICS