Overview

• India’s Ministry of External Affairs said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent New Delhi at the virtual meeting hosted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
• Participants are set to discuss U.S. trade measures, with India and Brazil facing tariff rates reported as high as 50%.
• The Kremlin confirmed President Vladimir Putin will take part, signaling senior-level engagement across the bloc.
• Brazilian officials and media reports say Lula aims to rally emerging economies around multilateral trade rules and collective responses to unilateral actions.
• People familiar with New Delhi’s decision described sending the foreign minister, rather than the prime minister, as a balancing step as India manages ties with BRICS partners and the United States.