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 & 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)
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 (Delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow)
Cuba: President Miguel Díaz-Canel / Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Nigeria: Vice-President Kashim Shettima representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev represented by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov
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
Bolivia: Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo
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).
Ashish Khanna, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
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).
Houliang Dai, chairman of CNPC; Lin Liao, chairman of ICBC; and Min Wan, chairman of China COSCO Shipping Corporation, are also expected to attend.
FRIDAY EVENT
Before the main two-day event, PM Modi is set to address the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi on Friday.
PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to address the plenary session of the BRICS Business Forum at 5:00 PM.
6:15 PM: Meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
6:45 PM: Meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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.
