OPINION | BRICS: Will Modi, Putin, Xi Jinping bring a new world order?
A BRICS summit in Delhi is being framed as a potential platform for India, Russia, China and other members to reshape global economic rules.
A BRICS summit in Delhi is being framed as a potential platform for India, Russia, China and other members to reshape global economic rules.
India’s standing within BRICS has shifted markedly since its 2012 chairship, moving from economic doubts to a central role in shaping the bloc’s global influence.
As BRICS opens its New Delhi summit, its economic weight differs sharply under purchasing-power parity and dollar measures, shaping its push for greater voting power and local-currency trade.
BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors called for reform of global development financial institutions and stronger coordination on cross-border payments ahead of the India-hosted BRICS summit.
A BRICS cultural exhibition in New Delhi brings together artisans, designers and creative enterprises from member and partner countries on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit.
A BRICS Tourism and Women Business Alliance representative praised India’s hosting of the BRICS Business Forum and urged stronger India-South Africa cooperation on women-led entrepreneurship.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said critical minerals will be a major agenda item at the BRICS Summit hosted by India, while highlighting efforts to secure lithium supplies.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for expanding the use of BRICS financial mechanisms, including the New Development Bank and local-currency trade, to reduce dependence on the US dollar ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
World leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, are gathering in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026 amid trade tensions and geopolitical challenges.