Iran’s BRICS WBA Chair Says India Support Helps Women-Led Firms Amid Difficulty
Iranian BRICS Women Business Alliance delegation says it seeks support from India and BRICS partners to build a framework for women-led companies and start-ups.
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India plays a key role as BRICS shapes an inclusive global order
BRICS has expanded to 11 full members, and India will chair the grouping in 2026 and host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Expanded BRICS, Geopolitical Conflicts and Economic Ties Analyzed by Experts
A panel of geopolitical experts examined the diplomatic, strategic, and economic dynamics of the expanded BRICS grouping amid conflicts in West Asia and Eastern Europe.
The BRICS trade boom has a $226 billion hole for India
A GTRI report says India’s trade deficit with BRICS widened to $226.1 billion in FY2026 as imports from the bloc outpaced exports, while intra-BRICS trade remains heavily China-centred.
Bilats, brush-bys, pull-asides: The secret art of summitry at BRICS
The BRICS Summit in New Delhi will rely on formal sessions and informal diplomatic formats, including bilaterals, pull-asides and corridor conversations, as India manages an expanded 11-member grouping.
India, China, Russia Push Dollar Alternative; What Is BRICS’s New Plan?
Ahead of the BRICS summit hosted by India, reports indicate India is proposing cross-border settlement using central bank digital currencies among BRICS members, while avoiding a unified anti-dollar payment network.
BRICS 2026: From Bigger to Better? New Delhi Summit May Focus on Trade, Tech and Energy
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.
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Tests India’s Balancing Act as G-3 Speculation, Iran-UAE Tensions and De-Dollarization Debate Grow
An Indian analysis says New Delhi faces diplomatic challenges at the BRICS summit over Iran-UAE tensions, joint statement language, common currency and de-dollarization, and possible US-China-Russia G-3 dynamics.
India’s SME Exports To Get A BRICS Fillip
India is putting MSME exports at the centre of its BRICS 2026 agenda, seeking wider market access, easier financing and greater use of local currencies as businesses navigate an increasingly fragmented global trade landscape.