India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026, marking the 20th anniversary of the grouping. With the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability”, India’s presidency emphasizes a humanity-first, people-centric approach to global welfare.
🌍 BRICS India 2026: An Overview
- BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) was formed in 2006 and has since expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, and Indonesia.
- The 2026 summit in New Delhi coincides with the 20th anniversary of BRICS, making it a milestone event.
- India assumed the chairmanship on 1 January 2026, succeeding Brazil.
🎯 Theme & Vision
- Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability”.
- Guiding principle: Humanity-first, people-centric approach.
- Focus areas:
- Resilience: Strengthening capacities to withstand global challenges.
- Innovation: Promoting digital public infrastructure, fintech, AI, and emerging technologies.
- Cooperation: Enhancing collaboration among diverse economies.
- Sustainability: Ensuring inclusive and eco-friendly development.
🪷 Symbolism
- Logo: A lotus with a Namaste gesture, chosen through a national contest.
- Lotus = resilience and heritage.
- Petals = colours of BRICS nations, symbolizing unity.
- Namaste = India’s cultural ethos of respect and harmony.
