India’s BRICS Presidency to Drive Forward-Looking Global South Agenda: Report

Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-05-24 09:17:40 UTC

Key Points

• India will chair the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in 2026 and the BRICS Summit in September 2026
• The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi revealed conflicting views within the bloc, particularly between Iran and the UAE
• India's BRICS presidency theme is 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed India's commitment to strengthening BRICS through mutual understanding, solidarity, and consensus
• BRICS agenda covers economic cooperation, counter-terrorism, climate action, trade, technology, connectivity, and sustainable development
• India emphasizes that 'non-Western' should not be equated with 'anti-Western' in BRICS orientation
• The US-Iran-Israel conflict has cast uncertainty over prospects of securing a consensus-driven outcome document at the summit