BRICS: Why India’s Bet on Practical Ties Matters
India’s BRICS presidency emphasized practical, sector-specific cooperation to keep the expanded and diverse grouping functional.
BRICS Bank approves up to US$395 million for elevated corridor in India
New Development Bank financing will support urban mobility modernization in Hyderabad through elevated expressways and congestion reduction.
BRICS economies must have say in global tax rules as negotiations shape cross-border taxation: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged BRICS economies to ensure their perspectives shape the emerging global tax framework during the BRICS Tax Heads Meeting in New Delhi.
Why Malaysia Should Convene, Not Just Contribute to, BRICS and Islamic Finance
An opinion piece argues that Malaysia’s BRICS strategy should move beyond exporting Islamic finance expertise toward convening cross-border cooperation on halal SME finance and shared standards.
New BRICS Disaster Framework Promises Unified Relief, But Success Hinges on Community-Level Action
BRICS disaster management guidelines and voluntary principles aim to strengthen early warning data sharing and climate-resilient urban infrastructure, while community participation, institutional capacity and financing are seen as key to implementation.
India Bets on Pragmatic BRICS and Rejects Transformation of Bloc Into Anti-Western Alliance
An analyst says New Delhi aims to strengthen BRICS as a Global South platform while preventing the grouping from becoming an explicitly anti-Western coalition.
BRICS for an economic bridge
An opinion piece argues that BRICS should focus on lowering cross-border business costs and delivering tangible outcomes in trade, investment, technology, finance, and sustainability.
BRICS Leaders Put Health at the Heart of New Delhi Summit’s Push for Lasting Change
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi highlighted healthcare access, affordable medicines, pandemic preparedness, and multilateral cooperation as priorities for sustainable development.
India has shown BRICS how sovereign digital systems can work together
An opinion piece proposes a federated BRICS health information exchange framework based on India’s digital public infrastructure experience.