The purpose of the summit is to create a typical strategy in coping with the Trump administration's tariff tussle.
Brazil is the present chair of the BRICS. The ten-member grouping additionally contains India, China, Russia, South Africa, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
“The Brazilian chair of BRICS has referred to as for a digital assembly on September 8,” Exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on Friday.
“From our facet, it is going to be the exterior affairs minister who will probably be taking part in (the assembly). This BRICS Summit is on the leaders' degree,” he mentioned at his weekly media briefing.
Lula had dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 7 throughout which each the leaders pledged to strengthen bilateral commerce and vitality ties.The US slapped 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian exports like within the case of India.The Brazilian president is more likely to talk about the tariff difficulty on the BRICS digital summit, based on reviews from Brazil.
Folks conversant in the matter mentioned New Delhi determined to appoint Jaishankar to attend the summit as a part of “balancing act” with Washington getting more and more suspicious in regards to the agenda of BRICS.
US President nald Trump has made a sequence of feedback cautioning BRICS in opposition to any “de-dollarisation” efforts.
BRICS, initially comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to incorporate Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia becoming a member of in 2025.
It has emerged as an influential group representing round 49.5 per cent of the worldwide inhabitants, round 40 per cent of the worldwide GDP and round 26 per cent of the worldwide commerce.
 
 

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 