Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan praised India’s successful hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit and the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration.
Indian opposition leader Rajesh Thakur questioned the tangible impact of the 18th BRICS Summit’s promises, while the summit also featured multilateral diplomacy and a declaration addressing global peace, trade, and energy concerns.
India is discussing central bank digital currency links with several BRICS partner countries to improve cross-border payment interoperability.
India’s BRICS chairmanship emphasized inclusivity, Global South priorities, and concrete outcomes, including outreach to non-member countries and cooperation on critical minerals.
Iran and the UAE signaled a possible thaw at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with both sides backing efforts to move beyond recent tensions and strengthen regional stability.
A Chinese proposal for a BRICS open-source AI ecosystem could expand multilateral AI cooperation, but details remain undefined and India’s role is uncertain.
Analysis of BRICS income data shows China remains the bloc’s largest economic contributor, while India’s aggregate GNI has grown faster over the past five years.
A GTRI founder says the 18th BRICS Summit’s New Delhi Declaration criticises Western-linked tariffs, sanctions and carbon-border measures while avoiding direct naming of countries.
An explainer on the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit and its positions on trade, security, payments, artificial intelligence, and development cooperation.
