G20, BRICS, SCO & QUAD
International Relations · G20, BRICS, SCO और QUAD
📋Quick Overview
India is an active member of several key multilateral groupings that define its global role. The G20 represents the world's major economies; BRICS is India's platform with emerging economies; SCO is India's bridge to Central Asia and China-Russia; QUAD represents India's strategic partnership with democratic powers in the Indo-Pacific. Each grouping serves a different strategic purpose in India's foreign policy.
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India hosted the G20 Summit on September 9-10, 2023 in New Delhi — the first G20 Summit on Indian soil. Theme: 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future'. The African Union (AU) was admitted as a permanent G20 member during this summit.
📖Multilateral Groupings — Key Facts Table
| Group | Members | Founded | HQ/Focus | India's Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G20 | 19 countries + EU + AU (added 2023) = 21 members total | 1999 (finance ministers); 2008 (summit level) | No permanent HQ; rotating presidency; 85% of world GDP | India hosted 2023 summit; Modi delivered 'Voice of Global South' |
| BRICS | Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (2010); expanded 2024: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE joined | 2009 (1st summit Yekaterinburg) | New Development Bank (NDB) — HQ Shanghai | Founding member; advocates for multipolar world; challenges US dollar hegemony |
| SCO | 9 full members (China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran) | 2001 (Shanghai), India full member since 2017 (Astana summit) | HQ: Beijing (Secretariat) | Strategic partnership; connectivity with Central Asia; counterterrorism |
| QUAD | India, USA, Japan, Australia | Informal: 2007 (Abe); Revived 2017; Leaders' level 2021 | No formal HQ; informal grouping | Free and Open Indo-Pacific; China counterbalance; Vaccine Maitri, tech cooperation |
| I2U2 | India, Israel, UAE, USA | 2022 | No formal HQ | Economic + infrastructure cooperation; food + energy security; new quadrilateral of West Asia + South Asia |