India, April 6 -- BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are two key non-western multilateral platforms where India and Russia cooperate closely. In the past decade, both these countries have seen shifts in their foreign policies, which has also impacted their approach towards multilateralism. At the same time, BRICS and SCO have also seen their initial agendas widen to include a greater engagement with regional and global issues, including the creation of a multipolar world order. Along with an expansion of their membership, this has brought into sharper focus the convergences and divergences in India's and Russia's respective approaches to these organisations. This brief examines these developments and reflects on the effecti...