BRICS Summit 2026: India Sets Out a New Strategic Agenda
India’s proposed BRICS agenda emphasizes digital public infrastructure, local-currency trade, MSME support, youth exchanges and sustainable energy cooperation.
India’s proposed BRICS agenda emphasizes digital public infrastructure, local-currency trade, MSME support, youth exchanges and sustainable energy cooperation.
The article examines India’s BRICS chairship priorities, expected cooperation outcomes and challenges in securing consensus among members.
An Indian expert says the upcoming New Delhi BRICS summit is a key step in the bloc’s institutional development after expansion, with practical cooperation mechanisms expected to take priority over a single headline declaration.
The article examines the upcoming Delhi BRICS Summit as a possible setting for a Modi-Xi meeting amid India-China border tensions, trade frictions, and strategic competition.
India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026 under a chairship theme focused on resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability.
BRICS Sherpas met to finalize the Delhi Declaration ahead of the upcoming summit. They aimed to resolve differences on referring to the West Asia war and Palestine. India pushed for anti-terror measures and multilateral institution reforms in the declaration. Trade in national currencies and New Development Bank projects will also be discussed. The summit will adopt a people-centric approach focusing on energy and supply chains.
The September 12-13 BRICS summit in New Delhi is portrayed as a possible shift from expansion to consolidation, with India, China and Russia central and Brazil represented by its foreign minister.
Ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov said President Vladimir Putin had been candid with BRICS partners on the Ukraine issue.
India’s BRICS presidency prioritizes startups, digital infrastructure, AI and research networks to expand cooperation among member countries.