India vs BRICS 2025: who’s leading the economic growth story?
We had done a thorough analysis in our last post on India’s economic growth — comparing the Congress era with the BJP era — and found that the BJP has fallen short of the growth numbers achieved during the Congress years on all parameters. Today, we’re taking that conversation a step further. Instead of looking at India in isolation, we’ll compare India’s growth with that of the BRICS nations. After all, it would be unfair to conclude that the BJP has slowed India’s progress without a relative benchmark. Because Momentum is contagious in economics. Strong peers lift you up; weak peers weigh you down." Although BRICS now has 11 permanent members, for this comparison we’ll stick to the original five: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This grouping offers a balanced mix — from China, the global giant, to South Africa, a smaller but significant economy — making it a fair and insightful comparison. BRICS as a bloc is one of the most powerful in ...