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Heads of state, heads of government and heads of major international institutions gathered in New Delhi on the eve of the 18th BRICS Summit, held on 12-13 September 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are among the leaders attending.
Institutional heads include UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff.
India chairs BRICS in 2026 for the fourth time, under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' and the vision 'Humanity First'.
BRICS now has 11 full members and 10 partner countries; the agenda covers resilience in food, energy, health, disaster management and supply chains.
First BRIC summit at Yekaterinburg, Russia - Medvedev, Lula da Silva, Manmohan Singh and Hu Jintao attend
South Africa joins; the grouping becomes BRICS
3rd summit at Sanya, China - South Africa's first summit as a member
New Development Bank begins operations, headquartered in Shanghai
Indonesia joins as the 11th full member; the partner-country category is created with 10 countries
17th summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18th summit, New Delhi - India's fourth chairmanship
BRICS-founded multilateral development bank financing infrastructure and sustainable development in BRICS and other emerging economies
Multilateral body governing rules of international trade; its Director-General attends the summit
UN specialised agency for international public health; represented at the summit's health-resilience discussions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the summit as the UN's representative
GS Paper II > International relations - bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India
General Awareness > Current Affairs - summits, organisations and their heads
General Awareness > International financial institutions - New Development Bank
The Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of
Answer: BRICS
Consider the following statements: 1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC. 2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
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
A category created in 2025 for states associated with BRICS without full membership; ten countries hold this status
BRICS-founded development bank, operational from 2015, headquartered in Shanghai
A leader's personal representative who negotiates the summit agenda and outcome documents in advance
A summit sitting to which non-member states and international organisations are invited by the host