India’s Education Ministry, together with the Ministry of External Affairs, is hosting the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition 2026 in New Delhi alongside the 18th BRICS Summit to connect Indian startups, universities and research institutions with BRICS stakeholders.
A Russian business delegation is in India for the BRICS summit and Business Forum, where officials highlighted BRICS as a platform for trade, technology, and skills collaboration.
BRICS education ministers have advanced discussions on a Mutual Recognition of Qualifications framework that could ease academic mobility for STEM students, while professional licensing rules would still apply.
A China Daily editorial cited by ANI argues that expanding BRICS cooperation can strengthen development-chain resilience for Global South economies through trade diversification, connectivity, local-currency settlement, and institutional support.
An opinion piece examines India’s BRICS presidency priorities, including Women-Led Development, cross-border payments, MSME resilience, renewable energy, supply chains, and a reformist multilateral approach.
The NDB platform will bring together experiences in open-source AI, clean energy, infrastructure, digital finance, and sustainable development.
BRICS CONNECT will enable member countries to share best practices on skills forecasting, labour-market intelligence, employability and digital employment services.
A Hindi UPSC and general knowledge explainer on BRICS history, membership, expansion, goals, and India hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi on 12-13 September 2026.
A general-knowledge overview of BRICS covering its origins, expansion, objectives and India’s role.
