India to Host Expanded BRICS Summit in New Delhi
2 sources across 2 countries · India · South Africa
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- The Hindu
- Daily Maverick
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India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13. As the current Chair of the 11 member bloc, India is coordinating the event under the theme of Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability. The grouping now includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. The summit is attracting global attention because the member nations represent at least 50 percent of the world population and are emerging economies seeking a greater voice for Global South concerns.
India's priorities for the summit include strengthening supply chains, diversifying markets, and building climate resilient infrastructure. Other focus areas include partnerships in health, innovation, agriculture, and clean energy. In the lead up to the main event, Ministerial and working groups have met to discuss disaster resilience, women's empowerment, and the space economy. Members also adopted the Guwahati Declaration to combat illicit drug trafficking.
Agricultural trade is a specific point of focus for some members. The BRICS Business Council met on August 4 to discuss food security and agricultural innovation. South African agribusinesses are pushing for deeper intra BRICS trade, noting that India and China currently account for less than 10 percent of South Africa's agricultural exports. They are advocating for preferential market access and the reduction of tariffs and phytosanitary barriers to increase trade within the grouping.
How each side framed it
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- Outlets with a center-left lean framed the event as a strategic diplomatic effort by India to balance diverse global interests and a platform for South African agribusinesses to seek better trade terms.
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