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Resilience and Sovereignty Take Centre Stage at BRICS Academic Forum

Countries
BrazilChinaIndiaIranUnited Arab Emirates
Cooperation areas
Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentPeople-to-People ExchangeSustainable Development

Source: Hindustan Times | Original Published At: 2026-08-25 02:41:20 UTC

Key Points

  • Participants called for BRICS to strengthen academic and scientific cooperation alongside its economic agenda.
  • Speakers urged investment in education, skills, health, youth and women to improve preparedness for future crises.
  • India's BRICS Sherpa Sudhakar Dalela said India had convened over 400 meetings, with more than 350 concluding with substantive outcomes.
  • Dalela highlighted a BRICS startup action plan supporting collaboration, cross-border incubation, financing and market access, including a proposed incubator network.
  • The BRICS Logistics Supply Chain Cooperation Framework promotes resilient and sustainable transport logistics through technical exchanges, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
  • The forum launched a BRICS compendium on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, while speakers advocated stronger Global South think tank cooperation, youth exchanges and permanent research networks.
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