BRICS foreign ministers issue chair’s outcome document

India presented its 2026 logo and theme, Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, setting priorities for its chairship.

The first two-day meeting in New Delhi started preparations across political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. The date records its opening day.

The two-day foreign ministers’ meeting opened under India’s chairship, addressing multilateral cooperation and international issues. The date records its opening day.

The New Development Bank’s Board of Governors met on 14–15 May around development financing during technological change. The date records its opening day.

The bank’s annual meeting held a governors’ seminar on development financing in a technological revolution, connecting its development mandate to new technologies.

India hosted the eleventh BRICS Foreign Policy Dialogue, extending consultation among the members before the September summit.

The New Development Bank records Uzbekistan as a member effective 5 June. NDB membership is separate from full BRICS membership.

The sixteenth meeting brought national security advisers and security officials together under India’s chairship.

Leaders gathered for the 12–13 September summit under India’s theme of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.

The summit declaration sought a fairer, more representative multilateral system and meaningful participation for emerging and developing countries.