UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to use his address at the BRICS summit in New Delhi to support the grouping’s role in reflecting today’s multipolar economic, demographic, and geopolitical realities.
A Hindustan Times Number Theory feature examines global economic convergence and asks how relevant BRICS is today.
The chair of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance highlighted digital public infrastructure knowledge work and the upcoming 2026 BRICS Summit in India.
An opinion piece argues that India, as BRICS chair, should use the New Delhi summit to press for peace in Ukraine while balancing member-state positions.
New Delhi seeks progress on trade, payments, energy security and supply chains, while managing ties with China, Russia and the wider Global South
India’s goods trade with BRICS more than doubled to $417.5 billion in FY26, but its trade deficit with the bloc more than tripled as imports rose faster than exports, according to GTRI.
India’s push for a common BRICS declaration faces divisions over the West Asia conflict, while economic cooperation and trade remain key priorities for the bloc.
Indian officials, together with Russian, Brazilian and Egyptian counterparts, are trying to bridge Iran-UAE differences to produce a consensus BRICS declaration at the Delhi summit.
South Africa’s High Commissioner to India discusses BRICS, India’s presidency, global governance reform, trade in local currencies, and South Africa’s exclusion from the US-hosted G20 summit.
