CCI chairperson calls for joint BRICS efforts to ensure better oversight of digital markets

Source: The Economic Times | Original Published At: 2026-08-09 12:10:00 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS competition authorities met in Udaipur under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship to discuss cooperation for effective law enforcement.
• Competition Commission of India Chairperson Ravneet Kaur emphasized sustained cooperation to address cross-border digital markets and emerging technologies.
• Heads of BRICS competition authorities adopted a joint statement on strengthening cooperation to promote fair competition, including in renewable energy markets.
• The authorities reaffirmed their commitment to dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and effective competition enforcement in increasingly interconnected markets.
• The CCI steered a collaborative study on the emerging competition landscape in the renewable energy sector in BRICS.