New Delhi: When it comes to Global South, India’s task is not to replace one hegemony with another, but to build a cooperative framework where Southern producers, shippers, and regulators gain dignity and competitiveness, a report has said, adding that by blending reaction with initiative — contesting unfair measures while advancing corridors in shipping, warehousing, finance, and capacity — the South can transform from rule-takers to rule-shapers.

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

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