BRICS expansion Archives

September 10, 2026 4:52 PM

BRICS Summit 2026: Stage set at Bharat Mandapam as PM Modi hosts expanded global powerhouse

The national capital has been decked up with posters and illuminated installations as India prepares to host the BRICS Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on September 12–13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the high-profile Summit, which brin...

September 10, 2026 4:43 PM

BRICS: Shaping an Inclusive Global Order

BRICS has emerged as a significant platform for coordinating economic policy among major emerging economies and for articulating common positions on issues of global governance. Through sustained dialogue and cooperation, the grouping has evolved int...

September 10, 2026 1:39 PM

BRICS an intercontinental organisation focussing on Global South: Foreign Affairs expert Kondapalli

As New Delhi gears up for the BRICS Summit later this week, Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor Srikanth Kondapalli highlighted how the expansion of the original five-member composition into an "intercontinental organisation" representing the Globa...

September 8, 2026 12:22 PM

BRICS Summit 2026: India’s Chairship Centres on Four Pillars of Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, Sustainability

Delhi is set to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 12-13, as India concludes its 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping of major emerging economies and developing countries. India’s chairship, which began on January 1, 2026, is gu...

July 7, 2025 6:53 AM

BRICS leaders condemn Gaza and Iran attacks, urge global reforms

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations on Sunday condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, called for reforms of global institutions and presented the bloc as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars. With forums ...

August 24, 2023 3:29 PM

BRICS expansion: Saudi Arabia, UAE among six new countries to join

In a major development from the ongoing 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the BRICS members have agreed to invite Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates into the grouping. The new invitees are set to become full...

August 24, 2023 10:08 AM

India supports expansion of BRICS: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the 15th BRICS Summit, supported the expansion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping. At the plenary session on August 23, PM Modi said, "India fully supports the expansion of the BRICS...