Chocolate pyramids and Matryoshka dolls: red carpet welcome for BRICS guests
Hotels in Delhi have created elaborate culinary and floral displays for delegates attending the BRICS Summit 2026.
Hotels in Delhi have created elaborate culinary and floral displays for delegates attending the BRICS Summit 2026.
Indian broadcaster NDTV reported that BRICS members reached consensus on a New Delhi summit declaration, with publication of the joint statement expected and no official confirmation yet issued.
UAE Assistant Foreign Minister Omran Sharaf said the UAE is using its BRICS membership to deepen trade, economic and people-to-people connectivity between East and West ahead of the bloc’s summit in New Delhi.
BRICS leaders gathered in India for a two-day summit focused on technology, global governance, climate finance, and sustainable development, while facing the challenge of issuing a joint declaration amid tensions between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
As India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit, new trade data show China accounting for a larger share of BRICS merchandise trade, while India’s share remains considerably smaller.
At its New Delhi summit, BRICS leaders are expected to approve a joint declaration condemning unilateral warfare and seek consensus on tensions between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
The Indian Congress urged the government to use India’s BRICS chairmanship to strengthen solidarity, trade, and financial cooperation within the grouping.
A BRICS meeting in New Delhi brings together India, China and Russia, but the grouping’s impact will depend on whether expanded BRICS can deliver practical cooperation despite internal divisions and weak institutional mechanisms.
US tariffs and financial pressure may strengthen BRICS incentives for economic cooperation and payment alternatives, according to an Al Jazeera opinion piece.