India, Dec. 8 -- Notwithstanding United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump's warning to the BRICS nations of 100% tariffs if the grouping created a new currency to challenge the US dollar, the future of the international order remains decisively minilateral. Minilateralism is reshaping the international order, forging hitherto unlikely partnerships among countries to cooperate in specific geographies for targeted purposes.

Today, key discussions on global and regional public goods, norms, and solutions to global and regional challenges aren't taking place at the United Nations General Assembly or United Nations Security Council; minilateral platforms of like-minded partners have become the primary venues for such discussions (and a...