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BRICS is challenging the US-led order but can’t replace it yet
The article argues BRICS represents a growing coalition seeking strategic autonomy and reduced dependence on Western-led institutions, but internal divisions and China’s own coercive trade practices prevent it from replacing the U.S.-led order. It notes India brokered a 140-point New Delhi Declaration while China and Russia push parallel structures, leaving BRICS united more by opposition than by a shared vision.










