The 18th BRICS Summit was scheduled for September 12-13, 2026, in New Delhi, India [cite: 10]. Under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability', member nations convened to deepen economic partnership and multilateral governance [cite: 10]. The conference follows the 17th summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2025), ahead of China hosting the 19th edition in 2027 [cite: 10].