India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026 at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Guided by the official theme, ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’, the high-stakes gathering focuses on expanding local currency trade, cross-border digital payments (such as India’s UPI model), and amplifying the voice of the Global South amid shifting global economic and political climates.

The 18th BRICS Summit will see leaders and representatives from full member states, partner/outreach countries, and international organizations.

The Full List
Full Member States and Representatives

India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Host)
China: President Xi Jinping
Russia: President Vladimir Putin
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa
Brazil: Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (representing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva)
Egypt: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian
Indonesia: President Prabowo Subianto
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia: Represented via diplomatic/foreign ministerial channels (Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud)

The BRICS summit in New Delhi comes against a backdrop of growing pressure on the global economy.

Partner and Outreach Country Leaders

Belarus: President Alexander Lukashenko (Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov also attending)
Kazakhstan: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Malaysia: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Thailand: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
Cuba: President Miguel Díaz-Canel / Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Nigeria: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu / Vice-President Kashim Shettima
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Uganda: Vice-President Jessica Alupo
Vietnam: Prime Minister Le Minh Hung
Philippines: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
Burundi: President Evariste Ndayishimiye
Bahrain: Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Uruguay: Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin

International Organizations

United Nations (UN): Secretary-General António Guterres
World Health Organization (WHO): Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
World Trade Organization (WTO): Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
New Development Bank (NDB): President Dilma Rousseff
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): President Zou Jiayi

Top Business Leaders

Top corporate executives and business leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, the UAE, and other member nations are gathering in New Delhi for the BRICS Business Forum, which precedes the main 18th BRICS Summit.

Francisco Gomes Neto: President and CEO of Embraer (Brazil).
Gustavo Pimenta: CEO of Vale (Brazil).
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa: CEO of Naspers South Africa.
Oleg Belozerov: CEO and Chairman of Russian Railways.
Alexander Vedyakhin: First Deputy Chairman of Sberbank (Russia).

Corporate Delegations: High-level corporate executives from global conglomerates like Huawei, Alibaba, and Emirates are also participating in the forum.

The business forum features joint sessions between the private sector and senior government leadership to discuss trade, supply chains, and local currency settlements:

Dilma Rousseff: Former President of Brazil, attending as the head of the New Development Bank (NDB).
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Friday Event

Before the main two-day event, PM Modi is set to address the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi on Friday. Top business leaders from China, Russia, Brazil, the UAE and other BRICS countries are expected to attend.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and external affairs minister S Jaishankar are expected to address the opening session. The discussions will cover agriculture, trade, investment, supply chains and the digital economy. The meetings will later lead into a leaders’ session, which is expected to be addressed by Modi.

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