The expanded 11-member BRICS grouping will meet in New Delhi under India’s chairship, with trade, payments, startups, AI, energy, critical minerals, and climate finance expected to shape discussions.
India’s 2026 BRICS presidency will host the summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, with experts debating whether BRICS challenges Western dominance or faces internal divisions.
Economist Jeffrey Sachs said a successful BRICS Summit in India should deliver clear positions on the Iran conflict, advance financial cooperation, and strengthen the United Nations-centred multilateral system.
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.
As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit, a foreign affairs expert said New Delhi is pushing a decentralised development agenda focused on agriculture, startups, climate finance and AI.
An opinion article calls for the New Development Bank to expand transition finance for hard-to-abate sectors through capital reforms and greater private-sector lending.
India’s proposed BRICS agenda emphasizes digital public infrastructure, local-currency trade, MSME support, youth exchanges and sustainable energy cooperation.
An opinion column outlines priorities for India’s BRICS chairship, focusing on dialogue, supply-chain resilience, sustainability and more representative global governance.
The BRICS Sovereign Capital Summit in New Delhi will bring sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices together with infrastructure, energy, technology, and digital projects across BRICS member and partner countries.
