Neighbouring countries are reacting to India’s BRICS summit outreach, with Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan focused on invitations, representation and bilateral tensions.
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed five cooperation initiatives covering artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, intelligent manufacturing, and talent development.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the BRICS summit in New Delhi to warn about geopolitical tensions, supply-chain shocks and climate crises, while the bloc announced health early-warning cooperation and reaffirmed calls for global governance reforms.
The article analyzes how BRICS’ expansion and divergent member interests constrain the bloc’s ability to translate economic weight into coordinated geopolitical action.
Industry says BRICS initiatives on skills forecasting, remote employment and worker mobility could improve skills alignment and expand access to international jobs.
At an expanded-format BRICS meeting, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited BRICS states and community partners to join consultations on establishing a water organization under the UN.
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi produced a 140-point declaration, high-level bilateral meetings and expanded cooperation across trade, security, finance, technology, agriculture, health and global governance.
On the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India and Saudi Arabia held a bilateral meeting, while PM Modi addressed the summit’s open session and outlined expectations for concrete BRICS outcomes in its third decade.
NDB President Dilma Rousseff said at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi that the bank will expand resources, increase local-currency financing, and integrate technology and sustainability into its second decade.
