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.
Finance
BRICS backs measures to draw private capital into infrastructure
BRICS finance chiefs support stronger PPP frameworks, risk-sharing mechanisms and multilateral guarantees to make emerging-market infrastructure projects more bankable.
India Highlights Market Growth and Technological Innovation to Boost BRICS’ New Economic Phase
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for greater private-sector engagement in shaping BRICS’ economic cooperation agenda.
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Takes Place Under Shadow of Trump Threats
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.
BRICS Nations Eye Robust Financial Integration Under India’s Leadership
BRICS members are advancing financial cooperation under India’s 2026 chairship, with priorities spanning cross-border payments, local-currency settlement, the New Development Bank, customs cooperation, cybersecurity, and responsible AI use in finance.
BRICS Pushes Cross-Border Payments and Local Currencies as India-Led Finance Track Advances
BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors agreed to advance interoperable payments, local-currency settlements, development finance and customs cooperation under India’s 2026 chairship.
BRICS Delhi Summit: Divisions and Trump Shadow Shape Agenda
As BRICS leaders meet in Delhi, internal divisions and US policy pressures make a united response to Washington unlikely.
From UPI to Local Currency Trade: What Did Piyush Goyal Appeal to BRICS Countries?
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal urged BRICS member and partner countries to link payment systems, promote local currency trade, and make digital trade easier globally at the BRICS Business Forum 2026.
BRICS Summit 2026: PM Modi Hosts Putin, Xi and Pezeshkian; Implications for Trump
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi brought together Indian, Russian, Chinese and Iranian leaders, with discussions on local currencies, digital payments and wider geopolitical implications.