Moscow calls it a legacy of multipolarity. Beijing sees it as a counter to the Quad. But New Delhi is keeping its distance — wary of China’s trust deficit and committed to its own path of strategic autonomy.
The RIC may have symbolic value, but today’s geopolitics demand sharper choices. India is signaling it won’t be boxed into any triangles amid Bifurcation of the Global System and Cold War 2 between America and the Dragon-Bear.
by Velina Tchakarova