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.
Pakistan’s BRICS membership bid has stalled under the grouping’s consensus rule, with India’s opposition blocking entry despite reported support from China and Russia.
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.
At a BRICS summit in New Delhi, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged member states to support a joint insurance system for grain markets and pursue independent pathways for trade, capital, labor, and technology amid Western sanctions.
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.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto returned to Jakarta after attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where he emphasized unity, resilience, and cooperation among BRICS members.
Official BRICS materials list Saudi Arabia as a full member, making the bloc 11 countries, but Riyadh continues to describe itself as an invited country.
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.
