India Launches BRICS 2026 Chairship with Call for Inclusive Multilateralism and People-Centric Global Agenda
India formally launched its BRICS 2026 Chairship in New Delhi on January 13, with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar unveiling the official logo, theme, and website.
Framed around the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” India’s tenure marks the 20th anniversary of the BRICS grouping and comes at a moment of expanding membership and heightened geopolitical complexity.
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According to the External Affairs Minister, the design reflects India’s approach to blend tradition with modernity, while projecting BRICS as a forum of diverse but convergent interests.
Unveiled alongside the logo, the BRICS 2026 website — brics2026.gov.in — will function as a central platform for information, coordination and transparency throughout India’s chairship.
The initiative was launched in the presence of diplomatic representatives from BRICS and partner countries, Indian government officials, think tanks and media.
In his address, Jaishankar underlined the strategic importance of the moment, noting that the grouping faces an evolving international landscape marked by economic uncertainty, geopolitical volatility, technological disruption, and climate-related risks.
Against this backdrop, India’s BRICS leadership will emphasize people-centric development, structural resilience, and multilateral reform.
India’s priorities will cut across the three foundational BRICS pillars — political and security cooperation, economic and financial engagement, and people-to-people exchanges — with a focus on building institutional capacities in health, agriculture, energy, disaster preparedness and digital innovation.
The External Affairs Minister identified emerging technologies, MSME cooperation, and climate adaptation as key areas for advancing the BRICS development agenda.
India also reiterated its support for the New Development Bank, calling for the institution to scale its impact through credible, sustainable financing and inclusive governance.
On the multilateral front, Jaishankar called for reformed global institutions that reflect contemporary geopolitical realities, reaffirming BRICS’s longstanding position in favour of United Nations and Bretton Woods reform.
India’s chairship will also expand cultural, educational and youth exchanges across the BRICS platform, as part of what officials described as a broader effort to deepen societal linkages and strengthen cohesion within the bloc.
India last held the BRICS presidency in 2021. Its return to the chair in 2026 — at a time of global realignment and BRICS expansion — is seen by analysts as both a diplomatic opportunity and a test of the grouping’s ability to remain relevant amid competing regional and global interests.