In Delhi this weekend, India convenes the 18th BRICS summit — a gathering that has grown from five founding nations to eleven, and in doing so has grown harder to hold together. New Delhi, navigating its own deepening ties with Washington while chairing a bloc that includes Moscow and Beijing, has chosen the path of deliberate ambiguity: rebranding the acronym itself as a statement of purpose rather than of membership, hoping that a shared mission might paper over competing visions. The presence of Putin and likely Xi Jinping marks a stronger showing than last year's thinly attended Rio summit
Deutsche Welle
· Sep 09, 2026
· governance
· 4 min de leitura
High
Apuração: Verificado
India seeks to keep BRICS unified and pragmatic as summit begins
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Article presents India's BRICS summit hosting as pragmatic bridge-building, with balanced sourcing but subtle framing emphasizing India's Western alignment and BRICS internal tensions.
Bias Direction
center-left
Confidence
MED
Framing BRICS as internally divided and seeking to downplay anti-Western positioning, while emphasizing India's preference for US alignment. Uses expert quotes to legitimize this narrative while presenting it as neutral analysis.
steering away from anti-Western positioning
elegant way to reinterpret
low-key and neutral
Indians are looking more towards the United States
The desire to build up BRICS is not there
stabilizing force
BRICS member states' own articulations of their goals and motivations
Perspective from Russia or China on the summit's significance
Views from newer BRICS members on their participation and expectations
Counter-narrative on BRICS' role as a counterbalance to Western-dominated institutions
Indian government's official position (relies on academic experts instead)
Impacto Geopolítico
🌎
India hosts BRICS summit seeking pragmatic unity and Western-neutral positioning while managing tensions between members with divergent geopolitical interests and alignments.
Escalation Risk
moderate
Confidence
HIGH
India
Brazil
Russia
China
South Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Indonesia
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
United States
India asserting soft leadership within BRICS while balancing closer US ties with bloc cohesion; China and Russia's attendance signals commitment despite geopolitical isolation; expansion to 11 members dilutes original five-member unity and introduces regional rivalries (Iran-UAE-Saudi Arabia) that complicate consensus-building.
Similar to Non-Aligned Movement's Cold War balancing act—a coalition of diverse nations attempting unified positioning while members pursue divergent great power relationships.
Lente Econômica
📈
India hosts BRICS summit seeking unified, pragmatic cooperation while managing geopolitical tensions between member states with divergent interests toward Western powers.
Market Signal
neutral
Confidence
MED
International trade and commerce
Emerging markets finance
Geopolitical risk management
Multilateral development banking
Energy and commodities markets
Limited direct consumer impact; potential long-term effects on emerging market investment returns, commodity prices, and cross-border trade costs if BRICS coordination strengthens or weakens.
BRICS expansion and cohesion could influence alternative financial institutions (New Development Bank), trade agreements bypassing Western frameworks, and geopolitical alignments affecting sanctions regimes and capital flows to emerging economies.