India looks to steer BRICS away from anti-Western turn
The BRICS summit 2026 takes place in Delhi this weekend. Unlike last year, Putin and Xi are expected to attend. Can India keep the expanded bloc united?
India's imports from BRICS have surged faster than its exports to the group, leaving the country with a $226.1 billion trade gap in the fiscal year 2026, according to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). BRICS now makes up 41.5% of India's total merchandise imports, up from 35.2% in 2021, while their share of Indian exports has declined slightly from 22% to 21.7%.
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- BRICS trade boom has a $226 billion hole for India economictimes.indiatimes.com
- India looks to steer BRICS away from anti-Western turn dw.com
