An opinion piece examines India’s BRICS presidency priorities, including Women-Led Development, cross-border payments, MSME resilience, renewable energy, supply chains, and a reformist multilateral approach.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India for a three-day visit to attend the 18th BRICS summit, with a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to cover trade, energy, technology and the Ukraine conflict.
India’s trade deficit with BRICS partners widened to $226.1 billion in 2025-26, driven mainly by imports from China, while members discuss local-currency trade, digital payments and MSME finance.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, where the agenda includes cooperation, development, global governance reform, and greater participation by the Global South.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs has published access details for livestreams and official photographs of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, hosted under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship.
An analysis of India’s hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit and its diplomatic, economic, and geopolitical significance.
Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS summit, with discussions expected on trade, energy, regional security, technology and artificial intelligence.
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.
