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India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, with leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping attending. It is India's fourth time chairing the grouping. Founded in 2006, the bloc marks 20 years in 2026 and has now expanded to 11 member nations, together accounting for about 40% of global GDP.
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The summit's venue, chairmanship, membership size and dates are standard prelims material.
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- 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026.
- India chairs BRICS for the fourth time; the bloc marks 20 years since its 2006 founding.
- Now an 11-nation bloc; leaders including Putin and Xi Jinping attended.
- BRICS accounts for about 40% of global GDP.
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