India plays a key role as BRICS shapes an inclusive global order
BRICS has expanded to 11 full members, and India will chair the grouping in 2026 and host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
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Expanded BRICS, Geopolitical Conflicts and Economic Ties Analyzed by Experts
A panel of geopolitical experts examined the diplomatic, strategic, and economic dynamics of the expanded BRICS grouping amid conflicts in West Asia and Eastern Europe.
Bilats, brush-bys, pull-asides: The secret art of summitry at BRICS
The BRICS Summit in New Delhi will rely on formal sessions and informal diplomatic formats, including bilaterals, pull-asides and corridor conversations, as India manages an expanded 11-member grouping.
BRICS 2026: From Bigger to Better? New Delhi Summit May Focus on Trade, Tech and Energy
The expanded 11-member BRICS grouping will meet in New Delhi under India’s chairship, with trade, payments, startups, AI, energy, critical minerals, and climate finance expected to shape discussions.
BRICS Expansion Tests India’s Balancing Act Between China, Russia and the West
An opinion analysis of the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India’s balancing among major powers, and the bloc’s challenges in coordinating policy on climate, technology, security, and institutional development.
Bringing coherence & cohesion to BRICS
India’s BRICS presidency aims to manage internal divisions and deliver practical outcomes across economic, development, and people-centered cooperation.
In BRICS nations, focus shifts to public transport in EV push
An IISD analysis says BRICS economies are shifting electric-vehicle support toward public and shared transport to improve affordability, equity and energy security as leaders prepare for a New Delhi meeting.
BRICS Summit: Challenge to Western Dominance or Fear of Internal Divisions? Experts on New Delhi Conference
India’s 2026 BRICS presidency will host the summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, with experts debating whether BRICS challenges Western dominance or faces internal divisions.
BRICS Summit 2026: India to Focus on Cross-Border Trade, Digital Payments and Local Currencies
India’s agenda for the BRICS summit in New Delhi emphasizes trade facilitation, payment systems, local-currency transactions and supply-chain cooperation, alongside bilateral engagements with member countries.