BRICS foreign policy dialogue convenes

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.

The foreign ministers’ meeting concluded with a chair’s statement and outcome document that supported India’s BRICS agenda. This is a chair’s document, not a leaders’ declaration.

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.

Leaders cited the 1955 Asian-African Conference and its principles of equality, independence, non-intervention and mutual benefit as a guide to more inclusive multilateralism.