1 of 1
Story summary
- India hosts the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026.
- The summit aims to shift the global economic and political centre of gravity toward the East and South.
- BRICS now includes eleven members representing about 50% of the world’s population, 40% of GDP and 26% of trade.
- Sino-Indian border tensions and differing views on Iran and Ukraine expose deep rifts among members, limiting cohesion.
