Cover story · BRICS India 2026

India's BRICS 2026 chairship: building resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability

Official BRICS India 2026 chairship · Curated by the GAM Diplomatic Desk, Johannesburg

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BRICS+ 2026 calendar

First quarter 2026 · dates to be confirmed · New Delhi, India

Opens the Indian chairship and sets the year's negotiating calendar.

BRICS+ 2026 agenda

Food, energy and supply-chain security across the bloc, plus reform of the multilateral system.

African ports, rail and grain corridors are the practical test of every resilience pledge.

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BRICS+ · Confirmed membership

The chairship rotates each year between the five founding members — the same rotation you see moving around the edge of this site.

Brazil
Founding member, 2009
Chaired the 2025 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Russia
Founding member, 2009
Hosted the Kazan summit that opened the door to BRICS partners.
India
Founding member, 2009
Host of the summit at which Global Africa Media launches.
China
Founding member, 2009
Africa's largest single trading partner.
South Africa
Joined 2010
The continent's founding seat and Global Africa Media's home base.

Egypt
Full member, 1 January 2024
North Africa · Suez trade corridor.
Ethiopia
Full member, 1 January 2024
East Africa · seat of the African Union.
Iran
Full member, 1 January 2024
Energy and Global South alignment.
United Arab Emirates
Full member, 1 January 2024
Gulf capital flows into African infrastructure.
Indonesia
Full member, 6 January 2025
The bloc's newest full member.

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