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India hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12-13 September 2026, with the BRICS Business Forum on 11 September.
India assumed the BRICS Chairship on 1 January 2026 under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
This is India's fourth time hosting a BRICS Summit, after New Delhi in 2012, Goa in 2016 and New Delhi in 2021.
BRICS now has 11 full members and 10 partner countries; Indonesia joined as the 11th member in January 2025.
The agenda covers Global South priorities, climate action and green finance, digital public infrastructure, AI and innovation, energy transition and resilient supply chains.
Grouping of major emerging economies; the acronym BRIC was coined by economist Jim O'Neill in 2001, the first summit was held in 2009, and South Africa joined in 2010 to make it BRICS
Multilateral development bank founded by the BRICS countries; its membership extends beyond BRICS to include Bangladesh, Algeria, Colombia and Uzbekistan
First BRIC summit held; South Africa joined in 2010 to make the grouping BRICS
India hosted the 4th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, pushing practical cooperation in agriculture, health and science
India hosted the 8th BRICS Summit at Benaulim, Goa
India hosted the 13th BRICS Summit on the theme 'BRICS@15'; the New Delhi Declaration was adopted
Indonesia admitted as the 11th full member; ten partner countries added during 2025
17th BRICS Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the Rio de Janeiro Declaration was adopted
India assumed the BRICS Chairship for 2026
18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
| Summit | Host and Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 16th | Russia - Kazan | 2024 |
| 17th | Brazil - Rio de Janeiro | 2025 |
| 18th | India - Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi | 2026 |
Bharat Mandapam sits inside the Pragati Maidan complex in central New Delhi and is India's principal venue for large multilateral meetings; it also hosted the G20 Leaders' Summit in September 2023.
GS Paper 2 > International Relations > Important international institutions and groupings
General Awareness > Summits and Conferences
General Awareness > International Organisations and Economy
With reference to a grouping of countries known as BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The First Summit of BRICS was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS: I. 16th Summit... Russia... II. Indonesia has become a full member... III. Theme... Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: I and III
The "Sangeet Natak Akademi" was established in which year?
Answer: 1953
Where is the Dr. S. P. Mookerjee Swimming Stadium located?
Answer: New Delhi
Fill in the blank: The inaugural Khelo India Para Games took place in ______, showcasing seven sporting disciplines across three venues in New Delhi.
Answer: December 2023
The rotating annual presidency of BRICS, which sets the theme and hosts the leaders' summit; India holds it for 2026
Collective term for developing and emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America whose voice in global governance BRICS seeks to strengthen
Shared, open digital systems such as identity, payments and data-exchange layers, which India offers as an exportable model
A BRICS category created in 2025 below full membership, giving ten states structured participation without full member status