China was not particularly keen to have India in BRICS for obvious reasons. India was brought in by Putin at a time when Russia India were very closed, and Russia not really that closed to China, to have a bigger leverage over China in BRICS. What Putin did not anticipated was India's closeness with the Americans, India's anti China position, and how Russia and China grew so close because of American hostility.
The leverage of India in BRICS over China was not necessary now as Russia and China share more common interests than differences. Putin does not need India to challenge or overrule China in BRICS. Both Russia and China share a common vision and goals for BRICS. The supposedly leverage of India actually turned out to be a liability in BRICS, an obstacle that is dragging BRICS agenda and also a Trojan Horse peddling American interests against BRICS.
India's presence is increasingly becoming a pain in BRICS, a spoiler. India thinks it is a super power when it is not, but wanted to behave and speak like a super power and would oppose whenever it can to show that it has a big say in BRICS. India does not fit in the matrix of BRICS and is best to be left out. But this is going to be tough to get rid of India. Hopefully, with Trump now going all out against anything India, the consecutive four attacks on India crew ships and killing more than 3 Indian sailors, will end the India fetish love for Americans.
In the case of the BRI, India was a welcomed partner. The Chinese BRI plan includes India as a big player with roads and rails traversing across India into the Indian Ocean. Fortunately for China, India refused to join BRI. This is a great blessing for China and BRI. The arrogant and confrontational behaviour of India, opposing China at all cost, is obvious in BRICS. China will have endless problems with India if India were to be in the BRI and with a network of roads and rails passing through India. China will not have peace with India just like BRICS.
Thank God that India voluntarily opt out of the BRI. China must never entertain the thought of reinviting India into the BRI. Let India go ahead with its great plans of an alternative BRI with the Americans and the Europeans. India's absence in the BRI is the greatest blessing for China, without a spoiler everyday trying to through a spanner in everything China wants to do. RCEP must also be thankful that India refused to join or it would have untold problems with India and ended nothing will move. China must learn from this mistake, never, never include India in any of its development plans if it wants to move forward smoothly and efficiently. India is cancer! India must also be got rid of in SCO.