The BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi will showcase the art of summit diplomacy, from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis key bilaterals with Vladimir Putin and a possible Xi Jinping meeting to pull-asides, walk-and-talks and corridor conversations. With BRICS expanding to 11 members, India must balance geopolitics, trade, energy and global governance while using summit choreography, personal chemistry and diplomatic signalling to build consensus.

The New Delhi BRICS summit is set to redefine the dynamics of international cooperation amid a world grappling with profound challenges, writes Dr Rajendran Govender.

BRICS, with its expanded membership, aims to strengthen multilateralism and global dialogue. The group seeks to convert economic complementarity into resilient and dependable…

Ahead of the group’s leaders’ summit, New Delhi is pulling out the stops.

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

This article is authored by Prabhu Dayal, former ambassador, New Delhi.