Overview

• BRICS foreign ministers issued a joint statement supporting India to chair the bloc in 2026 and to host the XVIII BRICS Summit.
• The ministers condemned the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people and reaffirmed zero tolerance for terrorism, including cross‑border movement and financing.
• The statement called for comprehensive United Nations reform with emphasis on updating the Security Council, echoing parallel G4 and IBSA meetings led by Jaishankar.
• BRICS warned that rising unilateral tariffs and non‑tariff measures threaten global trade and supply chains, urging defense of a rules‑based multilateral trading system.
• Jaishankar outlined India’s 2026 priorities spanning food and energy security, climate action, digital transformation and innovation, while advancing outreach through CELAC and holding bilaterals with counterparts including Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and the UK’s Yvette Cooper.