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BRICS and India: Can the Momentum Be Sustained?

BRICS and India: Can the Momentum Be Sustained?
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Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentPeople-to-People Exchange

Source: Daily Excelsior | Original Published At: 2026-09-23 23:15:02 UTC

Key Points

  • India's BRICS presidency emphasized building institutional architecture around the group's objectives, including the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration.
  • The BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition showcased Indian startups, indigenous technologies, and innovation as part of India's foreign policy and economic transformation.
  • The BRICS Business Forum promoted business, investment, manufacturing, technology, and global value-chain integration, expanding BRICS beyond government-to-government diplomacy.
  • Initiatives such as Think BRICS and BRICS Connect strengthened people-to-people engagement by involving think tanks, academia, youth, business, and civil society.
  • India combined multilateral BRICS engagement with intensified bilateral diplomacy to create space for dialogue among diverse partners.
  • China's emphasis on AI-empowered new industrialisation signals growing importance of technology cooperation and competition within BRICS.
  • The article questions whether India's momentum can be sustained as BRICS expands and member priorities do not always converge.
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