Dr. Imran Khurshid’s article, “India’s BRICS Challenge Is to Prevent China from Defining the Global South,” published in the Middle East Forum Observer on 6 September 2026, argues that India faces the challenge of preventing China from dominating the BRICS agenda and defining the priorities of the Global South. The article contends that India should use its BRICS chairmanship to promote practical cooperation while preventing BRICS from becoming an explicitly anti-Western bloc. It further emphasizes India’s role in maintaining a balanced approach between the Global South and the West while strengthening its strategic influence within BRICS.