Explainer: How India is Steering the Global South’s Coalition
As India chairs the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi is promoting resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainable development among emerging economies.
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BRICS Pay to Enable Local-Currency Payments as India and Russia Prepare to Link UPI and Faster Payments
BRICS Pay aims to connect national payment systems of member and partner countries, starting with an India-Russia MoU linking UPI and Russia’s Faster Payments System for cross-border transactions in local currencies.
BRICS Pay to enable local-currency payments; India-Russia to sign MoU on UPI-Faster Payments link on Friday
BRICS Pay will connect national payment systems of member and partner countries to enable faster cross-border digital payments in local currencies, with India and Russia signing an MoU to link UPI with Russia’s Faster Payments System.
Chairman of BRICS Chamber of Commerce Says US Began De-dollarisation by Moving into Crypto
A BRICS business body official backed local currency and digital transaction systems for a multipolar economic framework and urged India to strengthen exports to BRICS economies.
“World going through difficult time but BRICS a stabilising force”: Ex-Sherpa Bhattacharyya
Former BRICS Sherpa Sanjay Bhattacharyya described BRICS as a stabilising force ahead of India’s hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit, highlighting the bloc’s 20-year milestone and India’s chairship agenda.
BRICS Summit 2026: CAIT leader proposes special mission to help Indian MSMEs access member markets
CAIT National General Secretary and MP Praveen Khandelwal said BRICS can strengthen India’s role in the Global South and expand trade, investment and exports for Indian businesses.
BRICS meet may set stage for India-China economic reset
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi will feature Modi-Xi bilateral talks, focus on the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2030, and explore practical cross-border digital payment frameworks.
BRICS Against SWIFT: A Football Team of Countries Against the ‘Emperor’
Vladimir Putin is set to attend the BRICS summit in India, where leaders will discuss fintech cooperation and payment tools that reduce reliance on SWIFT while avoiding direct confrontation over de-dollarization.
BRICS can build supply-chain safety net amid West Asia crisis: BJP MP Vikramjit Sahney
A BJP MP said BRICS should help protect trade and essential supplies amid the West Asia crisis by promoting dialogue, local-currency trade and alternative corridors.