The growing rift between India and China is good news for the US, and will help throw a wrench into BRICS (see article previous post). Other good news this year is that Argentina decided not to join BRICS, and the Saudis have also apparently put the brakes on their plans to join. Also, distrust between India and China has been noted as a key obstacle in developing the BRICS gold linked currency, which has been delayed.
So good news for the US. Now, if we can somehow drive a wedge between China and Russia (the Kissinger strategy), the US might prolong its dominant global position for some time. The 'unipolar' world that the US enjoyed in the decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union is gone, but hopefully (for us) the sun doesn't set on US Empire too quickly.
Imo, what the US needs to do is to use 'the carrot' side more, and try to outcompete China's Belt + Road strategy. The reason so many countries have been gravitating to join BRICS is that China has been helping them build infrastructure --> roads, powerplants, etc. In particular, along with Russia, China is building nuclear powerplants in many emerging countries, which is a huge draw for these countries to ally with China-Russia-BRICS.
The US needs to move away from only 'the stick' (war, sanctions, de-Swifting, etc), and use 'the carrot' more. That's the way to win back the developing countries of the world to the US side. How these countries decide to align themselves will determine the future of the US.
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