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.
At the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, India’s Commerce and Foreign Ministers called for stronger intra-BRICS trade, easier market access, simplified rules and resilient supply chains.
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.
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.
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.
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with discussions focused on digital payments, cross-border settlement mechanisms, resilient supply chains, and economic cooperation among member states.
An explainer on BRICS, its origins, expansion, the 2026 India summit theme, and the role of the New Development Bank.
A China Daily editorial cited by ANI argues that expanding BRICS cooperation can strengthen development-chain resilience for Global South economies through trade diversification, connectivity, local-currency settlement, and institutional support.
