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.
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.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his diplomatic mission at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in India aims to bring Malaysia’s voice to the global platform.
India is exploring ways to connect BRICS member countries’ central bank digital currencies to ease cross-border payments and reduce reliance on the US dollar.
The Modi-Putin meeting ahead of the BRICS summit highlighted Russia’s push for a stronger bloc and India’s balancing act between BRICS and Western partners.
An editorial on the 18th BRICS Summit argues that India should help make the expanded forum more useful through practical collaboration and difficult conversations, rather than framing it as anti-Western.
