The BRICS Summit in New Delhi will rely on formal sessions and informal diplomatic formats, including bilaterals, pull-asides and corridor conversations, as India manages an expanded 11-member grouping.
India is preparing for the 18th BRICS Summit under its fourth chairship, with dignitaries from Ethiopia and Burundi arriving in New Delhi as the bloc focuses on resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability.
Congress MP Manish Tewari urged BRICS countries to prioritize artificial intelligence and frontier technologies while establishing safeguards to prevent the digital divide from widening.
Ahead of the BRICS summit hosted by India, reports indicate India is proposing cross-border settlement using central bank digital currencies among BRICS members, while avoiding a unified anti-dollar payment network.
India prepares to host the BRICS Summit as President Putin arrives for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi ahead of multilateral talks on trade, cooperation, and possible membership expansion.
India’s Supreme Court will close for the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, with a compensatory working day declared.
Delhi Police has deployed anti-graffiti teams and layered security arrangements ahead of the BRICS Summit after intelligence inputs suggested possible protests targeting foreign leaders.
BRICS is portrayed as a platform for Global South representation through UNSC reform, the New Development Bank, de-dollarisation, and a push for a multipolar international order.
The expanded 11-member BRICS grouping will meet in New Delhi under India’s chairship, with trade, payments, startups, AI, energy, critical minerals, and climate finance expected to shape discussions.
