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India's BRICS trade initiatives 2026

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In August 2026, ahead of the BRICS summit hosted by India, that India will host, officials highlighted outlined a series of trade initiatives aimed at deepening to deepen economic ties with fellow BRICS members. India’s ambassador to Russia announced a target of reiterated the $100 billion in bilateral trade by bilateral‑trade target for 2030, stressing noting endorsement by both governments, expanded energy cooperation, including work cooperation on the Kudankulam nuclear power project, and a sharp rise in Indian professionals working in Russia. An upcoming Russia from a few‑thousand to over 100 thousand. The next session of the India‑Russia Intergovernmental Commission session will for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation is slated for later in the year to review progress toward this goal. Later progress. At the same day, summit, India’s commerce minister and met South Africa’s trade minister agreed to broaden cooperation in revive a preferential customs‑union framework, focusing on critical minerals, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing, with a Terms‑of‑Reference to be signed soon. The minister also held bilateral talks with Brazil and Egypt on agriculture, energy and pharma cooperation. Education ministers from India, South Africa, Indonesia and Iran convened in Jaipur to move quickly toward discuss primary and higher‑education collaboration, skill development, research, innovation and digital learning, underscoring a preferential customs‑union framework. The agreement reflects India’s broader push to secure diversify supply chains for clean‑energy technologies and to strengthen overall trade with African partners. Together, these moves illustrate India’s coordinated effort to boost trade across multiple BRICS partners as part of its 2026 diplomatic agenda. partners.

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