Chinese President Xi Jinping to Attend BRICS Summit in India

Source: جريدة المال | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 14:13:16 UTC

Key Points

• Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• India holds the 2026 BRICS chair and is hosting the summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
• The summit will bring together leaders of BRICS member countries, partner countries, and invited outreach participants.
• India's BRICS chairmanship theme is 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,' reflecting a human-centered approach.
• Leaders are expected to discuss cooperation on shared priorities and global and regional issues of mutual interest.
• Under India's 2026 chair, more than 350 high-level meetings and events were held in over 25 Indian cities across political-security, economic-financial, and people-to-people cooperation pillars.
• 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of BRICS, while India assumes its fourth chair of the grouping.