India is preparing for a month of major multilateral diplomacy, including the SCO Summit, the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, and the UN General Assembly, with a focus on Global South interests, counterterrorism, supply chains and international institutional reform.
India is pursuing expanded health-sector cooperation with BRICS member states after a BRICS health ministers’ meeting endorsed a roadmap that could open a generic drug market about 3.5 times larger than the US.
A geopolitical analyst says Russian initiatives inside BRICS, including a grain exchange, alternative payments and an investment platform, could deepen cooperation and reduce dependence on Western financial centers.
Competition authorities from BRICS countries launch joint sector inquiry into global grain trade, marking new cooperation on competition policy across international agricultural markets.
Iranian Vice President Farzaneh Ansari presented three key initiatives for standardization cooperation during the BRICS Heads of National Standards Bodies Meeting in Bengaluru.
India hosts the fifth BRICS National Standardisation Bodies meeting in Bengaluru, resulting in a signed MoU to formalize cooperation on standards, AI, and trade facilitation among all 11 member nations.
India hosted the 5th Meeting of Heads of BRICS National Standardization Bodies in Bengaluru, where members finalized a long-pending MoU on standardisation cooperation.
Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas reviewed arrangements for the upcoming BRICS ministers’ meeting in Jaipur, emphasizing security and hospitality.
Under India’s BRICS presidency, member countries adopted the Nagpur Declaration focusing on green transport, logistics cooperation, railway development, and carbon emission reduction.
