Putin adviser: “BRICS form a football team playing effectively on the international field”
The bloc currently has 11 members.
The bloc currently has 11 members.
Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India’s Ministry of External Affairs curated a BRICS media kit featuring regional food and crafts to showcase the country’s diversity alongside high-level diplomacy.
An opinion piece argues that BRICS is a reformist, pluralist platform for the Global South, highlighting its financial institutions, trade growth, local-currency mechanisms, and India’s strategic role.
India hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit as the expanded bloc continues to develop as a platform for Global South cooperation, economic engagement, and alternative multilateral institutions.
China’s foreign ministry confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit hosted by India, ending days of uncertainty about his participation.
Delhi has rolled out a multi-layered security apparatus for the upcoming BRICS Summit, combining advanced surveillance technology, drone countermeasures, and specialized protective arrangements for visiting leaders.
Indian businesses and economists look to the BRICS summit for easier market access, stronger payment linkages, investment cooperation, and energy security.
Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the government was postponed due to preparations for the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
Former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid urged India to take a clearer stand on Israel-Palestine and use its BRICS leadership to bridge internal divides and define the grouping’s role.