The 18th BRICS Summit began in New Delhi under India’s chairship, bringing emerging economies together to discuss global governance, trade, technology and security.

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• The 18th BRICS Summit began in New Delhi under India’s 2026 chairship, bringing major emerging and developing economies together.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed participating leaders at Bharat Mandapam as India hosted the two-day high-level BRICS gathering.
• The summit brings together 11 member nations and 10 partner countries, expanding BRICS cooperation across emerging global economic powers.
• Leaders are expected to discuss global governance, multilateralism, trade, investment, technology, food security and energy security.
• Healthcare, disaster resilience and critical supply chains are also expected to remain important priorities during the high-level summit discussions.
• The summit theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, reflects India’s priorities for stronger international collaboration.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among prominent participating leaders.
• South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto are also attending.
• BRICS members include Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
• Partner countries participating include Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
• The summit provides India an important platform to strengthen cooperation among developing economies and address major global challenges.
• Discussions are expected to shape future BRICS priorities covering economic cooperation, technological development, resilience, sustainability and multilateral engagement.