India’s BRICS Presidency Seen as Chance to Shape a Stable, Inclusive and Pragmatic Global Order
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Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-05-21 17:09:25 UTC
Key Points
- A Chintan Research Foundation roundtable assessed how India can steer BRICS+ during its 2026 presidency amid geopolitical and geo-economic turbulence.
- Participants said BRICS should be viewed as a platform for multipolarity, economic cooperation, and trust-building rather than a bloc built around binding FTAs.
- Discussions focused on turning BRICS from broad declarations into visible outcomes through stronger coordination and clearer institutional discipline.
- Experts highlighted priorities such as trade facilitation, standards cooperation, digital governance, supply-chain resilience, and reducing regulatory frictions.
- The meeting discussed practical mechanisms including payment-system coordination, local-currency trade, logistics connectivity, and investment support among BRICS+ economies.
- Participants stressed balancing BRICS expansion with cohesion and preserving credible representation of Global South development priorities.