As the 18th BRICS Summit will open from Saturday, some Indian media outlets have shown keen interest in the prospects of China-India cooperation under the BRICS framework, engaging in heated discussion over the potential economic engagements and collaborative opportunities the multilateral platform can unlock for both countries. This attention alone signals growing expectations within India for deeper bilateral trade and economic ties.

BRICS has strayed quite far from where it started and the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi, gives India a huge opportunity to bring coherence back to the expanded group

India will host the 18th BRICS Leaders Summit in Delhi on September 12 and 13. Leaders will discuss trade, finance, technology, and energy security during the meeting. The summit…

This article is authored by Hriday Sarma, senior fellow, South Asia Democratic Forum, Brussels.

India is keeping its BRICS summit low-key amid strained US ties, tensions with China and a more challenging geopolitical environment.

India's BRICS engagement has shifted from seeking a voice to offering indigenous solutions. The nation now actively shapes global order with scalable innovations and…

India’s goods trade with BRICS more than doubled to $417.5 billion in FY26, while the trade deficit more than tripled to $226.1 billion, GTRI said.