Vladimir Putin is set to attend the BRICS summit in India, where leaders will discuss fintech cooperation and payment tools that reduce reliance on SWIFT while avoiding direct confrontation over de-dollarization.
A BJP MP said BRICS should help protect trade and essential supplies amid the West Asia crisis by promoting dialogue, local-currency trade and alternative corridors.
An analysis of India’s chairship of the 18th BRICS Summit, covering the bloc’s expanded membership, economic weight, local-currency settlement initiatives, and implications for global governance reform.
An opinion piece argues that BRICS is a reformist, pluralist platform for the Global South, highlighting its financial institutions, trade growth, local-currency mechanisms, and India’s strategic role.
India hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit as the expanded bloc continues to develop as a platform for Global South cooperation, economic engagement, and alternative multilateral institutions.
Indian businesses and economists look to the BRICS summit for easier market access, stronger payment linkages, investment cooperation, and energy security.
The article traces BRICS from a Goldman Sachs investment acronym into an 11-member multilateral bloc ahead of India’s 2026 BRICS Summit.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India will share its experience with the BRICS Women Business Alliance and broader BRICS trade activities to improve credit access, market access and trade rules for women entrepreneurs.
Indian industry bodies are urging the upcoming BRICS Summit to lower trade barriers, improve cross-border payments and trade finance, and strengthen investment and supply-chain partnerships across member economies.
