India has adopted a restrained approach to its BRICS presidency and leaders’ summit, seeking to balance multilateral engagement with strained relations with the United States and other geopolitical pressures.
As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit, a widening trade gap with the expanded bloc highlights the challenge of converting deeper BRICS ties into stronger export opportunities for Indian businesses.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said India’s hosting of BRICS 2026 provides an important platform for the Global South, responding to questions raised by P Chidambaram about tangible benefits.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India hosts the BRICS summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Bharat Mandapam venue in New Delhi as BRICS summit events are underway, with bilateral meetings planned on the sidelines.
Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, Indian artists and the Ministry of External Affairs are using sand art, miniature chalk portraits, regional crafts and a curated media kit to welcome BRICS leaders.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is visiting India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi, hosted under India’s chairmanship.
BRICS finance chiefs support stronger PPP frameworks, risk-sharing mechanisms and multilateral guarantees to make emerging-market infrastructure projects more bankable.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for greater private-sector engagement in shaping BRICS’ economic cooperation agenda.
