What are the key issues of the BRICS Summit to be held in New Delhi in September? | Explained

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Aug 05, 2026 · 784 words · By Kannal Achuthan

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The story so far: With only about a month to go for the 18th BRICS Summit, India is pulling out all the stops for the multilateral event to be held in New Delhi.

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The story so far: With only about a month to go for the 18th BRICS Summit, India is pulling out all the stops for the multilateral event to be held in New Delhi.

Why it matters

Discussions during the summit will be closely watched as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the leaders expected to attend.

Common ground

A flurry of Ministerial sessions and working group discussions have been held in the run-up to the main event.

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Claim 1: “On May 14, 2026, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar outlined the priority areas for India during the BRICS’ Foreign Ministers meeting”

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Claim 2: “BRICS now has 11 full member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia”

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There is a conflict in the evidence regarding the total number of members. Some web sources list 11 members including Indonesia, while Wikipedia lists 10 members (including Indonesia but excluding Saudi Arabia in the list, or vice versa). The claim lists 11, which is supported by some news sources but contradicted by the Wikipedia summary provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 BRICS summit was the seventeenth annual BRICS summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_BRICS_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BRICS is an international organization currently comprising ten countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Its conceptual or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The original member states of BRICS, an international organization of world economies, consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. South Africa formally joined in 2010 and attended the 3rd BRICS su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_BRICS

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Claim 3: “there are also partner countries: Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the list of partner countries.

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Claim 4: “delegates from the UAE and Iran sparred over the war [during the BRICS Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys meeting in April]”

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Claim 5: “welcomed South Africa in December 2010”

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Multiple web sources confirm South Africa was invited to join in December 2010.

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web search NEUTRAL — BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries: Brazil, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Its conceptual origins w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS

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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa was invited to join BRIC in December 2010, after which the group adopted the acronym BRICS. South Africa subsequently attended the Third BRICS Summit in Sanya, China, in March 2011.
https://testbook.com/question-answer/south-africa-joined-bri…

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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa joined BRICS in December 2010.“We need to combat the effects of climate change. We need to help the African continent finally silence the guns. These are the challenges of the most desper…
https://www.firstpost.com/world/many-nations-wanting-to-join…

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Claim 6: “the 18th BRICS Summit, India is pulling out all the stops for the multilateral event to be held in New Delhi”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and OrissaPOST, confirm that India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 BRICS summit is the thirteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_BRICS_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 18th BRICS Summit is an upcoming international summit of the BRICS nations, scheduled to be hosted by India in 2026 as part of its BRICS chairmanship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_BRICS_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 BRICS summit was the fourth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_BRICS_summit

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Claim 7: “India took up the role of Chair of BRICS on January 1, 2026”

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The Hindu and other web sources explicitly state that India took up the role of BRICS Chair on January 1, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 BRICS summit was the seventeenth annual BRICS summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_BRICS_summit

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Claim 8: “It started off as a forum with Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2006”

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Wikipedia confirms the original member states consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, and the conceptual origins date back to the early 2000s (Jim O'Neill 2001).

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web search NEUTRAL — The original member states of BRICS, an international organization of world economies, consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. South Africa formally joined in 2010 and attended the 3rd BRICS su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_BRICS

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The acronym BRICS describes an informal grouping of countries that, since the first decade of the 21st century, has developed into an intergovernmental organization consisting of 10 membe…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/BRICS

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web search NEUTRAL — It was introduced in the 2001 publication, Building Better Global Economic BRICs by Jim O'Neill, then head of global economics research at Goldman Sachs and later Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Manag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS

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Claim 9: “BRICS countries serve as home to at least 50% of the world’s population”

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Claim 10: “September 12 and 13 are the key dates for the BRICS Summit to be held in the national capital”

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OrissaPOST and another web search result specifically identify September 12 and 13 as the dates for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 BRICS summit was the sixteenth annual BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. It was the first BRICS summit to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as members, following t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_BRICS_summit

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Claim 11: “India has previously held the role in 2012, 2016 and 2021”

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Cargo Insights and other sources confirm India previously held the Chairship in 2012, 2016, and 2021.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 BRICS summit was the twelfth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_BRICS_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 BRICS summit was the eighth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of country or heads of government of the five member countries Brazil, Russia, Ind…
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Claim 12: “The theme of ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’”

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Claim 13: “Indonesia was the latest entrant, joining in 2025”

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TASS and Al Jazeera independently confirm that Indonesia joined BRICS in January 2025.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Indonesia joined on January 6, 2025
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Indonesia joined the group in January 2025, after its membership was approved during the summit in 2023 in Johannesburg.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/iran-war-why-the-br…

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Claim 14: “Members have also adopted the Guwahati Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to coordinated efforts to prevent and combat illicit drug trafficking”

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Claim 15: “In 2024, the grouping expanded with the inclusion of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE”

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Wikipedia confirms the organization expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE (Saudi Arabia is mentioned in the claim and supported by other web results).

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web search NEUTRAL — With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histo…
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web search NEUTRAL — This first period of Persian rule over Egypt, also known as the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty, ended in 402 BC, when Egypt regained independence under a series of native dynasties.
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web search NEUTRAL — Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, located in North Africa and Western Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the no…
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