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- India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026.
- Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- India holds the BRICS Chairship in 2026.
- Theme: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.
- Key agenda areas include the Global South, climate action, digital cooperation, green finance and energy transition.
WHY IN NEWS
- Preparations for the 18th BRICS Summit have brought renewed attention to India's 2026 chairship.
- The summit will gather leaders of an expanded BRICS at a time of debate over multilateral reform, trade, development finance and geopolitical fragmentation.
- India's challenge is to turn a larger and more diverse grouping into practical cooperation.
TOP DATA & FACTS
- Summit: 18th BRICS **Summit.
- Dates**: 12–13 September 2026.
- Host: **India.
- City**: **New Delhi.
- Venue**: **Bharat Mandapam.
- Chair**: **India.
- Theme**: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.
- BRICS cooperation spans political, economic and people-to-people tracks.
- The grouping has expanded beyond its original five members.
- The New Development Bank is a major **BRICS-**linked financial institution.
- digital public infrastructure is an area of growing cooperation.
- Consensus becomes more complex as membership expands.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- The term BRIC was coined in the early 2000s for major emerging economies.
- The first BRIC leaders' summit was held in 2009.
- South Africa joined, creating BRICS.
- The New Development Bank was established in 2015.