Chairman of BRICS International Pawan Joshi said BRICS Pay is intended as an interoperable cross-border payment bridge supporting financial sovereignty and trade facilitation, not as a move to replace reserve currencies or pursue de-dollarisation.
BRICS leaders are expected to discuss a digital incubator network, a startup innovation fund and a voluntary logistics supply-chain framework aimed at strengthening innovation, financing and resilient trade logistics.
A Tehran Times editor highlights Iran’s potential contribution to BRICS institutional development and its possible role in expanding access to New Development Bank resources.
The article argues that the upcoming 18th BRICS summit in Delhi should translate counter-terrorism cooperation into practical measures across member states.
Delhi has tightened security and traffic arrangements for the BRICS Summit, while the summit may discuss linking member countries’ central bank digital currencies.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where experts say China-India engagement could strengthen BRICS cooperation and amplify Global South priorities.
India’s proposed agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit comes amid internal differences, low intra-group trade, and broader geopolitical tensions.
India is chairing the 18th BRICS Summit amid global economic uncertainty, seeking to balance trade initiatives, member-state differences and global governance priorities.
New Delhi will advocate bilateral connections among central bank digital currencies to lower international transaction costs, avoiding a unified BRICS payment system seen as anti-dollar.
