Expanded BRICS, Geopolitical Conflicts and Economic Ties Analyzed by Experts

Source: EUROPE SAYS | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 07:56:18 UTC

Key Points

• A panel of geopolitical experts discussed the diplomatic, strategic, and economic dynamics of the expanded BRICS grouping amid conflicts in West Asia and Eastern Europe.
• Speakers framed BRICS as a non-Western developmental platform rather than an anti-Western bloc, with India balancing relations among BRICS members, China, and the United States.
• The discussion covered global trade dependencies, tariff policies, supply chain realignment, limits of local currency trade mechanisms, and the continued role of the US dollar.
• Energy security was assessed through the impact of regional hostilities and India’s diversification of liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas imports.
• Experts also examined Global South cooperation in artificial intelligence governance, a proposed formal BRICS secretariat in New Delhi, and diplomatic developments involving Bangladesh.