Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BRICS Business Forum leaders’ session, outlining India’s BRICS presidency theme and calling for stronger cooperation on trade, startups, MSMEs, sustainability, and maritime security.
A Global Trade Research Initiative report says BRICS leaders are likely to discuss expanding local-currency trade and payment links, while a common BRICS currency remains unrealistic.
Speaking at the BRICS Business Forum in India, Vladimir Putin said the world is undergoing deep structural transformations and that new development locomotives are replacing old economic leaders.
As India hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, an India Today OSINT analysis traces the bloc’s impact through New Development Bank-funded infrastructure, trade deficits, and cross-border payment debates.
India’s priorities at the BRICS Summit in Delhi include managing relations with Russia and China, expanding trade in local currencies, linking digital payment systems, and ensuring energy security.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS Business Forum that Russia is prepared to work with partners on global energy and food security, logistics, trade, and technology cooperation, while criticizing Western sanctions.
BRICS countries have proposed new networks for agro-inputs, digital farming and genetic resources to strengthen agricultural cooperation and promote climate-resilient farming.
At the BRICS Business Forum, Prime Minister Modi called for concrete action on trade barriers, startup expansion and business partnerships, while President Putin highlighted sanctions pressure and Russia’s economic resilience.
BRICS leaders meet in New Delhi to discuss economic cooperation, regional conflicts, and reforms to the global economic order.
