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BRICS Summit in India to Focus on Food Security and Energy Resilience

Cúpula do BRICS na Índia terá foco em segurança alimentar e resiliência energética
Countries
BrazilChinaEgyptEthiopiaIndiaIndonesiaIranRussiaSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaUnited Arab Emirates
Cooperation areas
Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismSustainable Development

Source: Brasil 247 | Original Published At: 2026-09-09 18:13:11 UTC

Key Points

  • The 18th BRICS summit, hosted by India from Saturday, will focus on strengthening food, energy and health security, disaster risk reduction and protection of supply chains.
  • The meeting in New Delhi will take place amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the crisis in West Asia, including the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and trade and tariff policies under US President Donald Trump.
  • Expected leaders include Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
  • A joint declaration consensus was still unclear days before the summit, with differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the West Asia crisis remaining a difficulty.
  • BRICS currently comprises 11 full members, representing about 49.5% of the world population, roughly 40% of global GDP and 26% of international trade.
  • India's BRICS presidency has prioritized resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, with cooperation in health, agriculture, food, energy, disaster risk reduction and supply chains.
  • The summit agenda includes sessions on inclusive global governance, strengthening multilateralism, resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, and the release of the New Delhi Declaration.
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