Ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026, Delhi Municipal Corporation and Public Works Department officials inspected key areas to review sanitation, roads, lighting and related preparations.
India is inviting major regional blocs to the BRICS Summit in New Delhi to broaden engagement with the Global South and expand cooperation among developing economies.
Success for India isn’t replacing the West or empowering China – it’s walking away with more strategic choices and leverage.
India is expected to raise market access and trade deficit issues with BRICS partners at the upcoming summit.
India’s hosting of a BRICS working group on ocean and polar science highlights the bloc’s niche as a mechanism for scientific cooperation rather than Arctic governance.
India will chair the 18th BRICS Summit on 12-13 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the 20th anniversary of BRICS and focusing on multilateralism, trade, finance, technology, energy security and sustainable development.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, prioritizing intra-BRICS trade, investment, and cooperation.
The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 marks 20 years of the grouping, with 11 members representing about 47% of global population and 40% of global GDP.
An article argues that India’s 2026 BRICS chairship can strengthen people-to-people ties through cultural cooperation, institutional funding, tourism, and digital heritage initiatives.
