BRICS Summit: What’s on the Agenda?
BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi for an India-hosted summit focused on global trade, regional crises, economic resilience and cooperation with the Global South.
BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi for an India-hosted summit focused on global trade, regional crises, economic resilience and cooperation with the Global South.
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.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for greater private-sector engagement in shaping BRICS’ economic cooperation agenda.
The BRICS summit in New Delhi is expected to focus on geopolitical and economic tensions, including US pressure over dollar dominance and efforts to avoid direct confrontation with Washington.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi for the 12–13 September BRICS summit and is scheduled to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India’s BRICS chairship highlights resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, with the UAE participating across multiple tracks ahead of the New Delhi summit.
India’s trade with BRICS countries has more than doubled over five years, with exports to the bloc projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, according to an ASSOCHAM report.
As India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit, the expanded bloc’s economic weight, internal consensus challenges and India’s push for practical cooperation will be tested.
India’s External Affairs Minister said BRICS should strengthen transparent trade, investment, logistics, and energy resilience while hosting the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.