Non-Western Multilateralism: BRICS and the SCO in the Post-COVID World

... heterogeneous, with ever more countries unwilling to take sides or make the either-or choice. Nevertheless, the rest, including Russia, should adapt to the new environment and rethink their positioning in a two-superpower world, especially as the United States (and later possibly China) will bring pressure to bear on New Delhi and Moscow, compelling them to side with one of them in the context of the US-China confrontation. Finally, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a new profound global economic crisis. Emerging from it will be a protracted affair, given the ...