BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sameep Shastri said India should strengthen exports and deepen intra-BRICS trade cooperation as high energy imports have created trade deficits with most BRICS nations.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed the idea of a BRICS Development Bank during India’s 2012 summit hosting, which later contributed to the establishment of the New Development Bank.
Iranian BRICS Women Business Alliance delegation says it seeks support from India and BRICS partners to build a framework for women-led companies and start-ups.
BRICS has expanded to 11 full members, and India will chair the grouping in 2026 and host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
China’s foreign ministry said it had no information to provide about President Xi Jinping’s anticipated visit to India for the summit.
As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit, the gala dinner remains a key ceremonial and informal diplomatic event within the BRICS summit format.
A panel of geopolitical experts examined the diplomatic, strategic, and economic dynamics of the expanded BRICS grouping amid conflicts in West Asia and Eastern Europe.
At India Today’s BRICS Roundtable, South African High Commissioner Anil Sooklal said the bloc should be judged by what it delivers and highlighted BRICS’ role in global governance reform and financial transformation.
A GTRI report says India’s trade deficit with BRICS widened to $226.1 billion in FY2026 as imports from the bloc outpaced exports, while intra-BRICS trade remains heavily China-centred.
