In this week’s round-up:
- India to host BRICS security meeting, focus on counter terrorism
- BRICS NSAs to deliberate on threats from artificial intelligence
- South Africa to receive another $1 billion from the BRICS New Development Bank
- How the GDPs of the G7 and BRICS measure up
- BRICS MSME Forum 2026 focuses on sustainability, competitiveness and collaboration
India to host BRICS security meeting, focus on counter terrorism
India will officially host the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting on June 22 and 23, 2026. The high-level deliberations will be chaired by India’s National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, bringing together top defence and intelligence minds from the expanded group.
BRICS MSME Forum 2026 focuses on sustainability, competitiveness and collaboration
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) organised the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum 2026 in Agra, bringing together policymakers, government representatives, industry leaders and private-sector stakeholders from BRICS member and partner countries.
South Africa to receive another $1 billion from the BRICS New Development Bank
South Africa is set to receive a $1 billion (R16 billion) loan from the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) to upgrade infrastructure in its eight metros.
How the GDPs of the G7 and BRICS measure up
World leaders gathered in Evian this week for the G7 summit, representing some of the world’s biggest economies. The largest among them by far is the United States, which produces $30.8 trillion in annual output.
BRICS NSAs to deliberate on threats from artificial intelligence
One of the most closely watched developments will be the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, whose arrival will mark his first trip to India in nearly a year.
