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IMF Cites India’s 7.8% Growth at BRICS Summit

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC · How we work

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BRICS Leaders Summit

The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit was held in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13, 2026.
BJP leaders blamed opposition parties for fostering a negative atmosphere, while Congress MPs accused the government of installing curtains to conceal slums.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the IMF highlighted India’s 7.8% growth and resilience amid wars.
Sambit Patra referenced 2011-12 Goldman Sachs reports that labeled India the least attractive BRICS member.

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BRICS Leaders Meet

The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit took place at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13, 2026.
Opposition figures, including P Chidambaram and P Khera, claimed the summit offers no tangible benefits and accused the government of hiding slum areas from delegates.
NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal inspected the Command and Control Centre for real-time monitoring.
The BRICS Business Forum gathered leaders to discuss trade, technology and sustainable development.

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Ravi Shankar Prasad said the IMF noted India’s 7.8% growth and praised its resilience amid wars, the energy crisis and supply-chain disruptions.
Within this story's sources, this economic performance angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

The inaugural BRICS summit convened in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on June 8-9, 2009, forging a formal alliance among Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The 2009 summit pledged $1.4 billion in joint development projects, and the IMF projected a 7.5% growth rate for India that year. Similarly, the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12-13, 2026, had Ravi Shankar Prasad cite a 7.8% IMF growth while P Chidambaram and Sambit Patra condemned theatrics. The pattern suggests that each summit’s economic pledges trigger domestic political scrutiny, foreshadowing intensified debates over India’s development agenda and BRICS’s future role.

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BRICS Leaders Summit

The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit was held in New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13, 2026.
BJP leaders blamed opposition parties for fostering a negative atmosphere, while Congress MPs accused the government of installing curtains to conceal slums.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the IMF highlighted India’s 7.8% growth and resilience amid wars.
Sambit Patra referenced 2011-12 Goldman Sachs reports that labeled India the least attractive BRICS member.

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