{
  "id": 6815620,
  "title": "Explained: Why you can’t put BRICS in the anti-West box",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/explained-why-you-cant-put-brics-in-the-anti-west-box",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-you-cant-put-brics-in-the-anti-west-box-10874215/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India hosted the BRICS summit and faced the challenge of conveying the forum's goal of democratizing the international system while dispelling the notion that it aims to overthrow the US-led order. BRICS members fall on a spectrum of approaches towards the West, ranging from Iran's anti-Western stance to Brazil's deep economic and institutional ties with the West. Brazil, despite being Western in many ways, seeks reform within the global order rather than opposing the West. Each country's relationship with the West is determined by national interest rather than ideology. India, for example, maintains partnerships with the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia, while also participating in BRICS. Similarly, Russia and China are wary of Western dominance but also seek status and influence within the Western high table. Iran stands out as the closest to an anti-Western pole, but even its stance is complicated by domestic debates. Overall, BRICS is a diverse group with varying levels of engagement with the West, making it difficult to categorize them as an anti-West alliance.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}