Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a three-pillar strategy to deepen trade within the expanded BRICS grouping, while Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted BRICS economic weight and called for broader cooperation.
At the BRICS Business Forum ahead of the summit in New Delhi, PM Modi urged faster intra-BRICS trade, removal of major trade barriers, safer maritime routes, and expanded startup and corporate partnerships.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used the BRICS Summit in New Delhi to warn Europe against sending troops to Ukraine and to promote deeper BRICS cooperation and a proposed NDB-based investment platform.
Reuters explainer summarizes BRICS’ history, institutional achievements, and current challenges ahead of the group’s summit in New Delhi.
A Reuters factbox outlines BRICS’ history, institutional achievements, expansion, and the geopolitical and internal challenges facing the bloc ahead of a summit in New Delhi.
BRICS leaders are meeting in India as analysts note the grouping’s growing influence while warning that internal divisions could slow its development.
At the BRICS Business Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted BRICS countries’ contribution to global growth and criticized the G-7, while also condemning sanctions on Russia.
An editorial ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi argues that member countries should deepen internal trade and address structural gaps to strengthen the grouping.
Major US newspapers framed the BRICS summit in New Delhi as a reflection of changing global power dynamics, strained alliances, and growing competition between Washington and Beijing.
