India To Host BRICS, Quad Meets In May
India To Host BRICS, Quad Meets In May
India will host foreign ministers-level meetings of both BRICS and the Quad in May, underlining New Delhi’s growing diplomatic role across two very different strategic groupings. The back-to-back engagements are expected to bring major global powers to India at a time of continuing tensions in West Asia, uncertainty in global trade, and renewed debates over regional security.
India To Host BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting
The BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting is expected to be held in early May as India continues preparations for the wider BRICS summit process later this year. The grouping now includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and newer members that have expanded its geopolitical weight. The ministerial meeting is likely to focus on global governance reform, trade, development finance, energy security and the broader voice of the Global South.
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting In India
India is also set to host the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting later in May. The Quad brings together India, the United States, Japan and Australia, and has increasingly focused on the Indo-Pacific, maritime security, resilient supply chains, critical technologies and regional stability. Hosting the meeting places India at the centre of another major diplomatic platform with a very different strategic purpose from BRICS.
India Balances BRICS And Quad Diplomacy
The significance of these meetings lies not just in logistics but in what they reveal about India’s foreign policy. New Delhi continues to engage comfortably with both Western partners and non-Western multilateral platforms, projecting strategic autonomy rather than bloc politics. By hosting both meetings in the same month, India is reinforcing its position as a bridge power able to speak to multiple centres of influence.
May Diplomacy Highlights India’s Global Role
The meetings are expected to set the tone for broader summit-level discussions later in the year. They also signal that India remains central to conversations on global trade, conflict management, regional security and institutional reform, even as the international system grows more fragmented.
