Delhi has established a tight security ring in the air and on the ground for foreign guests attending the BRICS summit, with separate VIP flight routes, altitude restrictions, and a 100-km protection zone.
BRICS leaders gather in India for a two-day summit focused on global and regional issues, with closer coordination expected on trade, technology, energy and climate.
At the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, leaders emphasized secure sea routes, a changing global economic order, and greater use of national currencies in BRICS trade.
CGTN reports that China’s global initiatives are being aligned with BRICS cooperation to expand development, security, cultural exchange, and governance opportunities for the Global South.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged BRICS members to expand local-currency trade, strengthen financial resilience, and deepen cooperation through the New Development Bank and digital infrastructure initiatives.
India’s BRICS chairship and the planned summit meeting among Xi, Modi and Putin are framed as a signal of New Delhi’s effort to engage major powers without fully aligning with either side.
India proposed a digital public infrastructure repository, capacity-building centres, and voluntary pilot projects to support digital transformation across BRICS countries.
Iranian and Russian leaders used the BRICS Business Forum to call for deeper trade ties, wider use of national currencies, and stronger economic cooperation among BRICS and Global South countries.
An Atlantic Council expert said the Delhi BRICS summit’s joint statement may reflect Washington’s influence, with India unlikely to issue a direct criticism of the United States.
