International efforts within platforms such as G20, the UN and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations can contribute to diplomatic influence and strengthen common interests. South Korea's partnership with the BRICS group, particularly through strengthened cooperation with India, represents a strategic direction for expanding its global influence and ensuring long-term interests in a multipolar and developing world.
"Asia Times" notes that the rise of the BRICS group symbolizes a shift to a multipolar world system, where traditional dynamics of power are being redefined, and the economies of developing countries assert their influence on the global stage. South Korea's strategic positioning as a mediator between Western allies and the BRICS countries may offer opportunities for shaping regional and global dialogues and ensuring its influential voice in changing power structures.
In cooperation with other countries in the BRICS group, South Korea can strengthen mutual ties and support broader partnerships with India through enhanced academic exchanges, advanced degree offerings, establishment of joint research centers, and promotion of cultural cooperation in the fields of filmmaking, music, and cuisine. Such cultural exchanges can become a means for South Korea to engage with BRICS countries and the Global South, despite its close ties with the USA and Western organizations.
Although South Korea is not a member of BRICS, it supports the group's ambitions, seeing its role as "significant". Such strategic partnerships and active participation in group initiatives can help South Korea diversify its economic partnerships and strengthen its position in the global economic governance.
Strengthening cultural ties and exchanges among nations play an important role in supporting deeper cooperation. Here, stable and long-term relations between South Korea and India play a key role, which can serve as a platform for expanding partnerships in the field of digital trade, intellectual property and services, as well as facilitating strengthened interactions in the field of security and strategies on the global stage.
Considering the changing geopolitical landscape, cooperation between South Korea and global South has increasing strategic importance and may facilitate collective security and stability in the Indian and Pacific Oceans region.
