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- J. C. Zomuanthanga
- Puneet Singh Shekhawat
Abstract
India's simultaneous engagement with BRICS and the Indo‐Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) exemplifies its strategy of multi‐alignment in a multipolar world. This article argues that India's dual membership is a deliberate, neorealist‐informed balancing act designed to maximize strategic autonomy, counterbalance hegemonic influences, and advance its national interest. While BRICS serves as a platform to challenge Western‐dominated global governance, the IPEF functions as a strategic counterweight to China's regional dominance. Navigating the inherent contradiction of partnering with China in one forum while implicitly balancing it in another requires a sophisticated application of issue‐based alignment and pragmatic diplomacy. This article employs neorealist perspective to deconstruct India's calculus, concluding that its ability to sustain this equilibrium is central to its ambition of shaping a more diffuse and inclusive international order. 印度同时参与金砖国家和印太经济框架 (IPEF) 体现了其在多极世界中奉行的多重结盟战略。本文认为, 印度的双重成员身份是一种经过深思熟虑、受新现实主义理论指导的平衡策略, 旨在最大限度地维护其战略自主性, 制衡霸权影响, 并推进其国家利益。金砖国家是挑战西方主导的全球治理的平台, 而印太经济框架则发挥着制衡中国区域主导地位的战略作用。在一个论坛上与中国合作, 同时在另一个论坛上暗中制衡中国, 这其中的内在矛盾需要巧妙运用基于议题的结盟策略和务实的外交手段。本文运用新现实主义视角剖析了印度的战略考量, 并得出结论:维持这种平衡的能力对于其构建更加分散和包容的国际秩序至关重要。 La participación simultánea de la India en los BRICS y el Marco Económico Indopacífico (IPEF) ejemplifica su estrategia de alineamiento múltiple en un mundo multipolar. Este artículo argumenta que la doble membresía de la India es un acto de equilibrio deliberado, con influencias neorrealistas, diseñado para maximizar la autonomía estratégica, contrarrestar las influencias hegemónicas y promover su interés nacional. Mientras que los BRICS sirven como plataforma para desafiar la gobernanza global dominada por Occidente, el IPEF funciona como un contrapeso estratégico al dominio regional de China. Superar la contradicción inherente de asociarse con China en un foro y, al mismo tiempo, equilibrarla implícitamente en otro requiere una aplicación sofisticada de la alineación basada en problemas y una diplomacia pragmática. Este artículo emplea una perspectiva neorrealista para deconstruir el cálculo de la India, concluyendo que su capacidad para mantener este equilibrio es fundamental para su ambición de configurar un orden internacional más difuso e inclusivo.
Suggested Citation
J. C. Zomuanthanga & Puneet Singh Shekhawat, 2026.
"India's Strategic Autonomy: Balancing Global Partnership Between BRICS and the IPEF,"
World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 189(1), January.
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RePEc:wly:woraff:v:189:y:2026:i:1:n:e70053
DOI: 10.1002/waf2.70053
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