Overchuk Reports Progress in EAEU-BRICS Free Trade Agreement Talks
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EAEU and BRICS was completed in New Delhi.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EAEU and BRICS was completed in New Delhi.
BRICS leaders meeting in New Delhi agreed on a joint declaration focused on unity, institutional reform, and a common stance on unilateral military action.
Congress MP Manish Tewari said multilateral engagement through BRICS and other platforms should be treated as an ongoing process amid a changing global order, as India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit.
Live broadcast coverage reports that world leaders and delegations are arriving in New Delhi for the 2026 BRICS Summit, whose theme is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran is pursuing membership in the BRICS New Development Bank and praised cooperation with India.
India’s effort to issue a unanimous BRICS declaration condemning aggression without naming any country has received agreement from all member states, with dialogue and diplomacy highlighted as the way forward.
Hotels in Delhi have created elaborate culinary and floral displays for delegates attending the BRICS Summit 2026.
Indian broadcaster NDTV reported that BRICS members reached consensus on a New Delhi summit declaration, with publication of the joint statement expected and no official confirmation yet issued.
UAE Assistant Foreign Minister Omran Sharaf said the UAE is using its BRICS membership to deepen trade, economic and people-to-people connectivity between East and West ahead of the bloc’s summit in New Delhi.