India’s Role in Transforming the Global South and Shaping Rules: A Report Analysis

When rules are matched by rails — digital, green, and maritime — the South is no longer walking someone else’s path. It is drawing its own map. ‘That is the playbook India must now carry to every platform of the Global South—from BRICS to IORA, from BIMSTEC to the India–Africa Forum Summit. The time to lead is now,’ according to the report by India Narrative. In the context of the Global South, India’s role is seen as essential in not just replacing existing hegemony but in fostering a cooperative framework that elevates Southern producers, shippers, and regulators, giving them dignity and enhancing competitiveness.