BRICS Summit 2026: Key Priorities as India Prepares to Host
India’s BRICS chairmanship focuses on cooperation in trade, payments, innovation and climate resilience ahead of the New Delhi summit.
India’s BRICS chairmanship focuses on cooperation in trade, payments, innovation and climate resilience ahead of the New Delhi summit.
The BRICS Leaders’ Summit is expected to be held in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September, with most member states represented at head-of-state or head-of-government level.
The success of India’s BRICS presidency will depend on whether its initiatives retain momentum after the chair passes to China in 2027.
The programme brought young delegates together with policymakers, diplomats and business leaders to discuss leadership, entrepreneurship, technology and nation-building.
Thailand became a BRICS partner country in 2025 and has expressed its intention to seek full membership in 2026, with officials highlighting BRICS as a platform for trade, investment and broader economic cooperation.
Speakers at the forum in Lucknow highlighted academic cooperation, crisis preparedness, startup collaboration and stronger research networks across BRICS.
The Lucknow forum highlighted coordinated investment in children’s health, education and development to support inclusive growth across BRICS.
BRICS sports ministers adopted a joint declaration in Visakhapatnam under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026, committing to strengthen cooperation in sports through dialogue, mutual respect and inclusiveness.
The 18th BRICS Academic Forum is convening in Lucknow under India’s BRICS Presidency to discuss resilience, innovation, sustainability and cooperation among BRICS countries.