India should support Pakistan’s entry into BRICS to avoid isolation: Indian defence analyst
New Delhi: Senior Indian defence analyst Pravin Sawhney has urged the Modi government to support Pakistan’s entry into BRICS at the upcoming summit to avoid diplomatic isolation.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Pravin Sawhney in a recent vlog expressed his views on the major shift in the global system. He said that it is now in India’s interest to start diplomatic talks with Pakistan.
Pravin Sawhney says that India is becoming isolated in the region as the US and China are moving towards strategic stability and this change has reduced the possibilities of a four-way security dialogue, i.e. reduced India’s expected role in the region.
He said China is also strengthening its relations with Pakistan to form a new South Asian regional grouping focused on trade and connectivity that can fill the gap left by ‘SAARC’ in the region.
Pravin Sawhney said now that most South Asian countries have already become part of China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ project, there is a risk of India becoming isolated in the geographical and economic sphere in such a situation.
He said a key test of Indian diplomacy will be in the upcoming BRICS summit, where China is expected to propose Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS.
Pravin Sawhney said 8 out of the current 11 BRICS members are already ready to support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS, including Russia, Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and China itself.
He warned the Modi government that if India wants to avoid isolation in the region, it should seize this important opportunity and support Pakistan’s entry into BRICS, as doing so will open the way for diplomatic dialogue between the two countries, normalize relations and help India move forward amid a major shift in the global order that is rapidly taking place.
This fact was also highlighted by US Secretary of Defence Pat Hegseth during the recent Pentagon budget presentation.
He explicitly focused on building capabilities with Indo-Pacific allies such as Australia and the Philippines through the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, without mentioning India at all.
This means that the US now sees India only as a trading market rather than a core strategic partner.
