A BRICS business body official backed local currency and digital transaction systems for a multipolar economic framework and urged India to strengthen exports to BRICS economies.
Former BRICS Sherpa Sanjay Bhattacharyya described BRICS as a stabilising force ahead of India’s hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit, highlighting the bloc’s 20-year milestone and India’s chairship agenda.
CAIT National General Secretary and MP Praveen Khandelwal said BRICS can strengthen India’s role in the Global South and expand trade, investment and exports for Indian businesses.
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi will feature Modi-Xi bilateral talks, focus on the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2030, and explore practical cross-border digital payment frameworks.
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.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs expects a large international press corps for the 18th BRICS Summit and plans to use traditional and digital channels to disseminate summit information.
BRICS CONNECT will enable member countries to share best practices on skills forecasting, labour-market intelligence, employability and digital employment services.
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.
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.
