BRICS India Presidency 2026
About BRICS
BRICS brings together eleven major emerging markets and developing countries of the world: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. It serves as a useful platform for consultation and cooperation on contemporary issues having global as well as regional significance, and issues of global political and economic governance.
Partner Countries
Pursuant to the mandate agreed upon in the Johannesburg Declaration (2023), BRICS Leaders approved the creation of a BRICS Partner Country category at the Kazan Summit in 2024. Ten(10) BRICS Partner Countries are: Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
Three pillars of cooperation –
- Politics and Security
- Economy and Finance
- Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges
MoP – Nodal Ministry to lead the BRICS Energy Track in coordination with MNRE, MoPNG, Mo Mines and Mo Coal
India Presidency 2026
Theme of Presidency:- "Building for Resilience,Innovation Cooperation and Sustanablity"
Sub Theme of Energy Track: "सर्वेषां ऊर्जम् (Energy for All)"
Pillars of Energy Track:-
1. Pillar I- Energy Security and Sustainability
2. Pillar II- Energy Access & Equity
3. Pillar III- Technology & Innovation
