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India’s 2026 BRICS Summit Puts Sovereign Capital in Focus
India will lead the BRICS group in 2026 and host its main meeting in New Delhi.
The meeting will happen on September 12 and 13 at Bharat Mandapam.
Leaders from BRICS countries, partner countries, and invited countries are expected to attend.
Another meeting called iBRICS will bring together more than 500 investors and business leaders.
These investors are connected to funds that manage about $1 trillion.
They will look for useful projects to fund in areas such as roads, energy, technology, and digital systems.
The organizers also want countries to make it easier to move money without relying as much on traditional dollar-based channels.
Talks will include payment systems such as UPI and Pix, as well as central bank digital currencies.
The meeting is being held as BRICS economies face changing trade conditions, tariffs, and expensive dollar-clearing costs.
India will host the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, in New Delhi.
The summit’s theme is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
More than 500 investors, finance ministers, and business leaders are expected at the founding iBRICS Summit.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute says participating institutions manage a combined $1 trillion.
Discussions will cover infrastructure, energy, digital capacity, payment systems, and non-dollar settlement corridors.
- Who
- BRICS leaders, partner countries, outreach invitees, more than 500 institutional investors, finance ministers, and business leaders will participate.
- What
- India will host the 18th BRICS Summit alongside the founding iBRICS sovereign investment and deal summit.
- Where
- The main summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam, while iBRICS will take place at The Oberoi in New Delhi.
- When
- September 12–13, 2026.
- Why
- The iBRICS meeting aims to connect sovereign capital with bankable infrastructure, energy, technology, and digital-capacity projects amid changing trade conditions, tariff pressures, and high dollar-clearing costs.
Key facts
- Host country
- India
- BRICS Summit
- 18th edition, scheduled for September 12–13, 2026
- Main venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- iBRICS venue
- The Oberoi, New Delhi
- Expected iBRICS attendance
- More than 500 institutional investors, finance ministers, and business leaders
- Represented capital
- A combined $1 trillion managed by sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds, and family offices
- iBRICS organizer
- Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
- 2026 theme
- “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
Quotes
Lakshmi Narayanan
Chairman of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute and Lead Co-Chair of iBRICS
“For twenty years, cross-border investments within BRICS were discussed politically and executed bilaterally through outside intermediaries. With tariffs and sanctions straining traditional corridors, funds and ministries need direct access to allocate capital more flexibly. We are providing that dedicated venue alongside the Leaders’ Summit.”
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“BRICS countries hold a massive share of world reserves and are building the rails to move capital independently. The missing link has been matching that capital directly with bankable projects. 12 September is where project owners and global allocators sit down to make that match.”
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