Economist Jeffrey Sachs said a successful BRICS Summit in India should deliver clear positions on the Iran conflict, advance financial cooperation, and strengthen the United Nations-centred multilateral system.
As Iran and the United Arab Emirates bring opposing positions on West Asia to the BRICS 2026 summit in New Delhi, India faces the task of balancing diplomatic tensions while keeping the agenda focused on trade, energy, supply chains and development finance.
Former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said India’s 2026 BRICS chairship is people-centric and focused on innovation, cooperation, sustainability, and consensus-building.
India is inviting major regional blocs to the BRICS Summit in New Delhi to broaden engagement with the Global South and expand cooperation among developing economies.
India’s hosting of a BRICS working group on ocean and polar science highlights the bloc’s niche as a mechanism for scientific cooperation rather than Arctic governance.
India will chair the 18th BRICS Summit on 12-13 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the 20th anniversary of BRICS and focusing on multilateralism, trade, finance, technology, energy security and sustainable development.
The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 marks 20 years of the grouping, with 11 members representing about 47% of global population and 40% of global GDP.
A brief overview of BRICS, its 11 member countries, history, institutions, India’s role, and the 2026 summit agenda.
The upcoming BRICS summit in New Delhi is described as potentially one of the bloc’s most important meetings as BRICS shifts from expansion toward consolidation.
