India will chair the 18th BRICS Summit and push for a voluntary supply-chain cooperation framework, trade in national currencies, global institutional reforms, and development-oriented outcomes.
India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi as chair of the expanded grouping, seeking consensus among member states on trade, financial cooperation, and geopolitical challenges.
Mumbai will host the second Global Impact Forum on September 5 and 6, 2026, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, bringing together cultural exchange, business networking and startup pitches across BRICS countries.
India will chair a two-day meeting of BRICS finance ministers in New Delhi to explore financial mechanisms, digital currencies, and ways to boost intra-bloc trade.
India’s BRICS chairmanship focuses on cooperation in trade, payments, innovation and climate resilience ahead of the New Delhi summit.
The success of India’s BRICS presidency will depend on whether its initiatives retain momentum after the chair passes to China in 2027.
An analysis by Observer Research Foundation researchers examines BRICS cooperation, expansion and India’s 2026 presidency agenda of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
The 18th BRICS Academic Forum is convening in Lucknow under India’s BRICS Presidency to discuss resilience, innovation, sustainability and cooperation among BRICS countries.
Supreme Court judge Vikram Nath said rule of law and BRICS legal cooperation can help countries work together amid geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and new technologies.
