Artists from BRICS member countries have created a large-scale collaborative mural at the Summit venue in New Delhi under the theme ‘Sangam: Confluence of Cultures,’ symbolizing friendship and cultural exchange.
Hoda A. Al Khzaimi, part of the UAE delegation to the BRICS women-led development summit, argues that BRICS should move from technology consumption to developing AI capability, intellectual property, resilient value chains, and stronger cyber defences.
The commentator argues that Western measures, including excluding Russia from SWIFT and using the dollar as a pressure tool, have accelerated a shift of economic power toward BRICS countries.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EAEU and BRICS was completed in New Delhi.
BRICS leaders meeting in New Delhi agreed on a joint declaration focused on unity, institutional reform, and a common stance on unilateral military action.
Congress MP Manish Tewari said multilateral engagement through BRICS and other platforms should be treated as an ongoing process amid a changing global order, as India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit.
Live broadcast coverage reports that world leaders and delegations are arriving in New Delhi for the 2026 BRICS Summit, whose theme is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran is pursuing membership in the BRICS New Development Bank and praised cooperation with India.
India’s effort to issue a unanimous BRICS declaration condemning aggression without naming any country has received agreement from all member states, with dialogue and diplomacy highlighted as the way forward.
