India’s Ministry of External Affairs expects a large international press corps for the 18th BRICS Summit and plans to use traditional and digital channels to disseminate summit information.
An analysis of India’s chairship of the 18th BRICS Summit, covering the bloc’s expanded membership, economic weight, local-currency settlement initiatives, and implications for global governance reform.
India’s goods imports from BRICS member states grew much faster than its exports, while an upcoming BRICS summit in Delhi raises questions about possible export-related decisions.
An opinion piece argues that BRICS is a reformist, pluralist platform for the Global South, highlighting its financial institutions, trade growth, local-currency mechanisms, and India’s strategic role.
India hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit as the expanded bloc continues to develop as a platform for Global South cooperation, economic engagement, and alternative multilateral institutions.
Indian businesses and economists look to the BRICS summit for easier market access, stronger payment linkages, investment cooperation, and energy security.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India will share its experience with the BRICS Women Business Alliance and broader BRICS trade activities to improve credit access, market access and trade rules for women entrepreneurs.
Indian industry bodies are urging the upcoming BRICS Summit to lower trade barriers, improve cross-border payments and trade finance, and strengthen investment and supply-chain partnerships across member economies.
South African High Commissioner Anil Sooklal said BRICS can strengthen the Global South’s voice and support changes in the global order ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
