Xi Jinping Chooses India | Pakistan Left Out of BRICS | Asim Munir's Double Game Backfires

Xi Jinping is in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit — while Pakistan remains outside one of the most important emerging economic and geopolitical groupings in the world. What went wrong? In this vlog, Major (R) Adil Raja examines what BRICS 2026 tells us about the rapidly changing balance of power in Asia — and why Pakistan risks being left behind while India expands its relationships with China, Russia, the United States and the wider Global South. Pakistan has repeatedly described China as its “iron brother”, while its leadership has sought closer relations with Washington at the same time. Maintaining relations with both powers is not itself a problem. The critical question is whether Pakistan is pursuing genuine strategic autonomy in the national interest, or a short-term foreign policy shaped by the survival and priorities of its military-dominated power structure. The vlog examines: • Xi Jinping’s visit to India and the significance of China-India engagement • Why Pakistan remains outside BRICS • Pakistan’s long-running attempt to join the grouping • India’s model of strategic autonomy • Pakistan’s balancing act between Washington and Beijing • CPEC and China’s search for alternative regional connectivity • The potential importance of Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor • Why Pakistan could remain important to China without remaining indispensable • India and Pakistan’s dramatically different economic trajectories • The consequences of repeated military intervention in Pakistan’s politics • Why economic security—not regime security—must drive Pakistan’s foreign policy The central question is bigger than BRICS: While Asia is building the economic architecture of the future, is Pakistan being left behind because its foreign policy remains hostage to domestic power politics? Pakistan does not need to choose America or China. Pakistan needs to choose Pakistan. Subscribe to Soldier Speaks Reloaded for independent analysis of Pakistan, regional security and geopolitics. #BRICS2026 #Pakistan #India #China #XiJinping #AsimMunir #NarendraModi #BRICS #CPEC #PakistanChina #IndiaChina #Geopolitics #SoldierSpeaks #AdilRaja