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A BRICS primer for the ‘angry uncles’

A BRICS primer for the ‘naraz fufas’
Countries
IndiaIranRussiaSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab Emirates
Cooperation areas
Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentPeople-to-People ExchangeSustainable Development

Source: The Indian Express | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 01:14:12 UTC

Key Points

  • India assumed the BRICS chair in January for the fourth time and has hosted more than 350 high-level engagements across political and security, economic, cultural and people-to-people pillars.
  • The Delhi BRICS summit theme is Building Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, reflecting priorities amid economic, technological, trade and ecological disruptions.
  • India previously hosted BRICS summits in 2012, 2016 and 2021; the 2016 summit invited heads of six BIMSTEC neighbours as outreach participants.
  • The article places BRICS within a transitional global order and notes India’s role in helping achieve G20 consensus in 2022 and 2023.
  • The summit is taking place amid the US-Iran conflict involving Gulf BRICS members Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with leaders expected to meet in New Delhi.
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