SBS Hindi reports that a BRICS summit is scheduled to begin in Delhi, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to hold bilateral talks with leaders from Russia, Iran and China, while trade is reported as a top agenda item.
The 18th BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 12-13, with India chairing the bloc and hosting leaders for discussions on cooperation and economic priorities.
BJP National Spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi highlighted India’s growing role in BRICS as the country hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit and business forum in New Delhi.
Ahead of the September 12-13 BRICS summit in New Delhi, India is expected to focus on cross-border digital payments, CBDC interoperability, and faster settlement in national currencies rather than backing a common BRICS currency.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted India’s potential contribution to BRICS economic cooperation at the BRICS Business Forum, urging integration of business perspectives ahead of the BRICS summit.
A CPI Rajya Sabha MP highlighted the significance of the upcoming 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, calling for stronger BRICS cooperation as a counterbalance to unilateralism and emphasizing India’s priorities in global engagement.
India’s 18th BRICS summit will focus on economic cooperation, payments, and bilateral meetings among Modi, Xi, and Putin, while expectations for a formal trilateral remain limited.
An opinion piece frames Bangladesh’s non-attendance at the 18th BRICS Summit as a missed opportunity for dialogue, development engagement, and Global South visibility.
India’s 2026 BRICS presidency is framed as a test of whether BRICS can build practical financial cooperation through payment interoperability, local currencies, and the New Development Bank rather than symbolic monetary initiatives.
