target any third-party country or bloc as a hypothetical adversary; rather, it addresses the common threats to the security of maritime trade for BRICS Plus nations. The participating countries are not drawn from exclusive blocs but rather represent diverse social systems and varying stages of development, united by shared security concerns. What the exercise provides is a public good in security that is needed by the whole international community.
As emphasized by the exercise, this represents “collective commitment” in support of peaceful maritime security initiatives. As the first of its kind under the BRICS framework, this exercise will help enhance mutual trust among relevant states, strengthen partnerships, and actively advance the collective will to jointly uphold a fair and orderly maritime order and build a maritime community with a shared future. At the same time, this exercise will also contribute to transcending the confrontational thinking inherent in traditional Western military exercises, breaking the monopoly of traditional military alliances over security cooperation, providing practical experience for promoting the establishment of a new international security cooperation system tailored to the needs of Global South countries, and injecting new momentum into global security governance
