18th BRICS summit

The 18th BRICS Summit is an upcoming international summit of the BRICS nations, scheduled to be hosted by India in 2026 as part of its BRICS chairmanship.^[1]

Host country

India

MottoBuilding for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability

CitiesNew Delhi

VenuesBharat Mandapam

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Host country	India
Motto	Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
Cities	New Delhi
Venues	Bharat Mandapam
Participants	Brazil China Egypt Ethiopia India Indonesia Iran Russia South Africa United Arab Emirates
Chair	Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
Website	brics2026.gov.in

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Background

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and additional member states admitted in recent years.^[2] The BRICS summit is held annually, with the chairmanship rotating among member countries.^[3]

Between 14 and 15 May 2026, the foreign ministers of BRICS member states met in Delhi, India, ahead of the leaders' summit.

Indian presidency

India assumed the BRICS chairmanship on 1 January 2026, succeeding Brazil, which hosted the 17th BRICS Summit in 2025.^[4] As chair, India is responsible for organizing the 18th BRICS Summit and associated ministerial and working-group meetings.^[5]

Logo and official website

The Government of India launched the official logo and website for the BRICS 2026 presidency, on 13 January 2026, marking the formal commencement of preparations for the summit.^[6]

Participating leaders

BRICS members

Brazil
Mauro Vieira, Foreign Minister
China
Xi Jinping, CCP General Secretary and President^[a]
Egypt
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President
Ethiopia
Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister
India
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (Host)
Indonesia
Prabowo Subianto, President
Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian, President
Russia
Vladimir Putin, President
South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President
United Arab Emirates
Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Note: Saudi Arabia is listed and treated by BRICS and India as a member, but Riyadh has never publicly confirmed formal accession; current reporting continues to acknowledge the ambiguity. Moreover: a delegation head for the New Delhi summit wasn't confirmed. (26 August 2026)