{"id":124374,"date":"2026-09-14T11:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124374"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T05:46:48","slug":"brics-and-the-global-south-building-resilience-against-the-weaponisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brics-and-the-global-south-building-resilience-against-the-weaponisation\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS and the Global South &#8211; Building Resilience Against the Weaponisation of Technology and Critical Minerals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>BRICS and the Global South Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the concluding session of the BRICS Summit hosted by India, the Indian Prime Minister warned that the <\/span><b>weaponisation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of technology and critical minerals could <\/span><b>undermine collective progress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without naming any country, the remarks come amid concerns over <\/span><b>China\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dominant position in critical-mineral processing and restrictions affecting the supply of rare earths and advanced technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s BRICS chairship centred on <\/span><b>four pillars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability\u2014with an emphasis on making BRICS a platform for inclusive global growth, particularly for the Global South.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Critical Minerals and Technology<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critical minerals are increasingly central to clean energy, electronics, defence, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Excessive concentration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their processing and supply chains creates strategic vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modi stressed that weaponising technology and critical minerals can hinder shared development.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>New Delhi Declaration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consequently called for &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reliable, diversified, resilient and just critical-mineral supply chains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater value addition and benefit sharing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic diversification in resource-rich countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respect for countries\u2019 sovereign rights over their mineral resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s position reflects a broader push for supply-chain <\/span><b>diversification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, strategic <\/span><b>autonomy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and technology <\/span><b>inclusivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>BRICS as a Platform for the Global South<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian PM highlighted the <\/span><b>growing confidence of developing countries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in BRICS because their voices are heard, experiences respected and solutions developed jointly rather than imposed upon them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reflects India\u2019s effort to position BRICS as a mechanism for reformed and more representative global governance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grouping\u2019s diversity is presented as a strength that can facilitate cooperation among countries with different developmental realities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The emphasis is therefore shifting from merely articulating grievances of the Global South towards creating <\/span><b>practical, scalable and accessible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Four Pillars of India\u2019s BRICS Chairship<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Resilience:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The increasing frequency of conflicts, pandemics, climate disasters and <\/span><b>supply-chain disruptions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demonstrates the vulnerability of an interconnected world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crises originating in one region can rapidly produce global consequences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India highlighted &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BRICS Integrated Early Warning System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for prevention and response to infectious diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Warning Data Integration Guidelines for disaster management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRICS Logistics Supply Chain Cooperation Framework to strengthen reliability and resilience of supply chains.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The broader objective is to move from crisis response to anticipatory governance, through early identification, preparedness and prompt action.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Innovation:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India sought to use innovation for inclusive development through &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BRICS Incubator Network<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to connect start-ups and incubators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRICS Startup Innovation Fund to promote innovative and scalable solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture, linking AI, geospatial technology and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/digital-public-infrastructure-dpi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)<\/a> <\/strong>with farmers\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach seeks to ensure that emerging technologies are not confined to technologically advanced economies but contribute directly to agricultural productivity and livelihoods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooperation and wider participation:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India stressed that BRICS cooperation should extend beyond governments to entrepreneurs, farmers, researchers, women, youth and ordinary citizens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key initiatives include &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BRICS CONNECT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for skills, employability, women\u2019s workforce participation, social security and capacity building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRICS MSME Cooperation Portal to connect small enterprises with knowledge, finance and markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRICS Urban Mobility Hub for sharing urban best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This represents a shift towards people-centric and multi-stakeholder cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sustainability:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India emphasised the need to balance human development with environmental protection, keeping <\/span><b>intergenerational equity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the centre of sustainable development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initiatives include &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for smart grids and energy storage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centres of Excellence for Agro-Ecology and Regenerative Agriculture, connecting traditional knowledge with modern science.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These initiatives seek to make clean-energy systems more reliable, efficient and accessible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Way Forward<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As BRICS enters its third decade, its credibility will increasingly depend on <\/span><b>translating declarations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into concrete, measurable <\/span><b>outcomes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Priorities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should include diversified critical-mineral supply chains, responsible technology governance, resilient logistics, inclusive digitalisation and stronger participation of developing countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s BRICS chairship seeks to transform the grouping from a forum for political coordination into an \u201c<\/span><b>ecosystem of solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its central challenge is to ensure that technology, critical minerals and economic integration become instruments of shared prosperity rather than geopolitical leverage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Global South, BRICS can contribute most effectively when cooperation remains inclusive, sovereign, sustainable and development-oriented.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshowprint\/134220477.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ToI<\/b><\/a><b> |\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/pm-modi-flags-weaponisation-of-technology-critical-minerals-at-brics-summit-2026-hinders-shared-progress-101789346918228.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>HT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the concluding session of the BRICS Summit hosted by India, the Indian Prime Minister warned that the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals could undermine collective 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