‘Our goal will be to redefine BRICS as Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability. Just as we brought inclusivity to our G-20 Presidency and placed the concerns of the Global South at the forefront of the agenda, similarly, during our Presidency of BRICS, we will advance this forum with a people-centric approach and the spirit of ‘Humanity First.’
‘Our goal will be to redefine BRICS as Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability. Just as we brought inclusivity to our G-20 Presidency and placed the concerns of the Global South at the forefront of the agenda, similarly, during our Presidency of BRICS, we will advance this forum with a people-centric approach and the spirit of ‘Humanity First.’
Strengthening economic, social, and institutional resilience to navigate global uncertainties, supply chain disruptions, health challenges, and climate risks.
Promoting digital public infrastructure, emerging technologies, fintech, AI, and knowledge sharing to enable inclusive and future-ready growth.
Deepening multilateral engagement among BRICS members through enhanced policy coordination, development finance, trade facilitation, reforms in global institutional governance, and people- centric partnerships.
Accelerating collective efforts toward climate action, green finance, energy transitions, and sustainable development aligned with national and global priorities.
BRICS brings together eleven major emerging markets and developing countries of the world: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates. It serves as a useful platform for consultation and cooperation on contemporary issues having global as well as regional significance, and issues of global political and economic governance.
BRICS was formalized during the 1st meeting of BRIC Foreign Ministers on the margins of United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2006.
The 1st BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009.It was agreed to expand BRIC into BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa at the BRIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York in 2010. Accordingly, South Africa attended the 3rd BRICS Summit in Sanya in 2011.
In 2011 South Africa joined the grouping, making it BRICS. A further expansion of BRICS took place in 2024 with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE becoming member countries. Further, Indonesia joined BRICS in 2025.
The BRICS is a group formed by eleven countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates.
In 2025, ten Partner countries joined BRICS: Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
India will chair BRICS for the fourth time in 2026, having previously held the Chairship in 2012, 2016, and 2021.
The BRICS agenda has expanded considerably from its initial focus on economic issues of mutual concern and is structured around three core pillars: political and security cooperation, economic and financial cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges. BRICS cooperation continues to broaden its scope across a wide range of global issues, including terrorism, climate change, food and energy security, the international economic and financial situation, telecommunications, agriculture, labour and employment, international financial architecture, trade, and the WTO.
India’s BRICS Chairship is guided by the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, reflecting a people-centric and humanity-first approach articulated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister at the 2025 Rio Summit.
The BRICS logo for India’s 2026 Chairship beautifully blends tradition with modernity. At its heart is the lotus, representing purity, resilience, and progress, while its petals radiate the vibrant colours of all BRICS member countries, reflecting collective strength and unity. At the centre, the graceful “Namaste” gesture captures India’s timeless spirit of warmth, respect, and harmonious collaboration.
