In this week’s round-up:
- Modi highlights India’s Global South-focused energy vision for BRICS 2026
- Major breakthroughs for Tarique Rahman in Teesta Project
- Ethiopia calls for stronger BRICS space cooperation to advance sustainable development
- UAE leads from the front at BRICS to coordinate global grid security
India’s BRICS energy play hedges three ways, but who holds the leash?
Cheap Russian crude, Western-aligned solar manufacturing, and African and Latin American critical mineral partnerships create an illusion of strategic autonomy, say experts.
Major breakthroughs for Tarique Rahman in Teesta Project
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first official visit to China was not merely a traditional diplomatic visit. Rather, it marked a new chapter of mutual development and cooperation between two prominent nations of the Global South.
Modi highlights India’s Global South-focused energy vision for BRICS 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India’s vision of placing the Global South at the centre of a secure, resilient, equitable and sustainable global energy future under the current BRICS Chairship 2026.
Ethiopia calls for stronger BRICS space cooperation to advance sustainable development
Ethiopia has called for deeper cooperation among BRICS nations in space science and technology at the BRICS Space Cooperation meetings in Bengaluru, India.
China backs Bangladesh’s BRICS bid
China has backed Bangladesh’s participation in BRICS and its application to become a partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), while reaffirming support for the Teesta river project and asserting that the cooperation is “not targeted at any third party” amid concerns in India.
UAE leads from the front at BRICS to coordinate global grid security
The meeting brought together energy ministers and heads of delegations from BRICS member states to discuss enhancing cooperation in energy security, energy transition, innovation, and emerging technologies.
BRICS launches digital platform for cooperation on smart grids and energy storage
The BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage was officially unveiled at the 11th meeting of the group’s energy ministers in India, reported ANI.
