Geopolitics
Interoperable Sovereignty: BRICS 2026 and India's Blueprint for a Liberated Digital Global South
The 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi champions a vision of a multipolar digital economy where sovereign national digital stacks remain under national control but become interoperable with each other. This is a profoundly liberating model for the Global South, offering a strategic escape from the neo-colonial technology traps and digital dependencies often imposed by Western and other hegemonic powers.