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Brics calls for safe, ethical AI use in education, backs academic mobility

Brics' New Delhi Declaration calls for mutual recognition of qualifications, student and professional mobility, stronger university partnerships, scholarships and responsible use of new technologies

Brics countries step up cooperation on skills, gig work and worker mobility

Brics countries step up cooperation on skills, gig and platform workers, labour mobility, social protection, vocational training and workforce preparedness

Conflicts must be resolved through dialogue: Prez Murmu to Pezeshkian

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday met her Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian during which she reiterated India's commitment to the pursuit of enduring peace in the region and called for conflicts to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. President Murmu's remarks came amid escalating tensions in West Asia in view of fresh US airstrikes on Iranian targets as well as Washington's attempts to inflict economic strain on Tehran through crippling sanctions. Welcoming President Pezeshkian on his first visit to India, the president expressed appreciation for the support extended by Iran during India's BRICS presidency. The two leaders discussed the long-standing bonds of friendship between Iran and India, including their strong cultural and people-to-people ties, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The president reiterated India's commitment to the pursuit of enduring peace in the region and called for conflicts to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, it ..

'Cybersecurity is a question of economic resilience and systemic risk'

UAE delegate Hoda A. Al Khzaimi says Brics must move beyond technology consumption towards building AI capability, intellectual property, resilient value chains and stronger cyber defences

Global South must become a 'rule shaper': PM Modi at Brics summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to India on Saturday to kick off a two-day BRICS summit aimed at protecting developing economies from the global impact of wars in Ukraine and West Asia. The other leaders attending the summit in New Delhi are Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, New Development Bank (NDB) President Dilma Rousseff and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Chief Zou Jiayi are also attending the BRICS summit. The theme of India's BRICS presidency is "Building for ...

PM Modi holds talks with leaders of UAE, Malaysia, Vietnam and Ethiopia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held separate bilateral meetings with leaders from Malaysia, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia, focusing on critical minerals, energy, and food security to shield trade and supply chains from rising global tensions. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. In talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Modi discussed with him the overall situation in West Asia and ways to take forward the India-UAE strategic partnership. "Discussed taking our strategic partnership forward across defence, AI, space, critical minerals, energy, food security and connectivity," Modi said in a social media post. "At a time of uncertainty in West Asia, a strong India-UAE is a symbol of stability, prosperity and peace," he added. In their meeting, Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation across a range of areas, including trade and investment, defence an

Brics Summit 2026: Xi Jinping lands in Delhi, PM Modi to host him for talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday morning to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. He is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. Xi left Beijing on Saturday morning to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi at the invitation of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. His entourage includes close associate Cai Qi, who is a member of the high-powered Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, Foreign Minister and member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, the news report said. This is President Xi's first visit to India in nearly seven years. Asked how China viewed the Modi-Xi meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing here that this will be the third year in a row the two leaders meet, after their meetings in Kazan and .

Brics 2026: Energy industry seeks easier cross-border investments

Companies want easier cross-border investment, technology partnerships, development-bank financing and stronger cooperation on critical minerals, smart grids and biofuels

China Southern Airlines to resume Guangzhou-Delhi flights after 6 years

China Southern Airlines on Saturday announced that it will resume regular passenger services on the Guangzhou-New Delhi route from September 21, restarting the service after a six-year suspension. With the resumption, the airline will operate more than 100 weekly flights across eight round-trip routes in South Asia, the carrier said. China Southern Airlines, headquartered in Guangzhou in China's southern Guangdong province, is one of the country's major carriers. The carrier's announcement coincides with Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India on Saturday to attend the BRICS summit and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on further improving bilateral relations. The flight services between India and China were suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and were not restored amid the over four-year military standoff between the two countries in eastern Ladakh, which ended in October last year. The resumption of flights is part of the gradual normalisation of .

Brics Summit 2026: What to expect from Day 1 as leaders meet in Delhi today

From PM Modi's meeting with Xi Jinping and other key bilateral talks to the closed-door Brics session, here is the agenda for Day 1 of the summit in New Delhi

Brics Summit 2026: Delhi police issues traffic advisory; check details here

Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters to plan journeys in advance and use the Metro as traffic movement is regulated on key routes during the Brics Summit on September 12 and 13

What China, Russia want & India wishes

The three strongmen in this breathless buildup share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary

Brics flags 'unilateral' tariffs, trade barriers as global risks

The reference to unilateral trade and finance-related actions is significant as the US has pursued sweeping tariff measures against trading partners

Goyal urges Brics to trade in local currencies, link payment systems

The commerce minister also called for easier market access, simpler regulatory procedures and deeper cooperation in digital trade, critical minerals and resilient supply chains

BJP and Congress at loggerheads over hosting of Brics 2026 summit

India is hosting the 18th Brics Summit on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

India relies on China for core electronic components in 71 product lines

China supplied at least 80 per cent of India's imports across 71 electronics product lines in 2025-26, with dependence concentrated in key upstream components

Datanomics: Threat to $ from Brics distant shot; euro a bigger challenger

Euro gives a challenge to dollar in export invoicing, while the US remains a far bigger player in forex transactions

Brics through the years: India is hosting the summit for the fourth time

The earlier occasions were in 2012 (New Delhi), 2016 (Goa) and 2021 (held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

PM Modi urges safeguarding navigation freedom in talks with Iranian Prez

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pressed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to resolve the West Asia conflict through dialogue and diplomacy while highlighting the vital need for safe navigation and safety of seafarers. In their talks, the two leaders also discussed various aspects of the India-Iran relationship. It was the second meeting between the two leaders in less than two weeks. The talks took place hours after the Iranian leader arrived in the national capital to attend the BRICS summit. It is Pezeshkian's first visit to India as the president. His visit assumes significance as it comes amid sudden spike in overall tensions in West Asia following the US slapping new punitive economic measures against Iran. "The two leaders exchanged views on recent developments in West Asia. The Prime Minister reiterated India's consistent position that all issues must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The prime minister also .

Brics Summit 2026: Govt pitches 37 deep-tech startups to investors

The two-day exposition seeks to facilitate investment discussions, technology partnerships, business linkages and international market access for Indian startups