Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
India assumed the BRICS presidency in 2026 under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”, at a time of heightened uncertainty in global geopolitics, trade, and investment. Expectations are high, but challenges are also immense.
In this backdrop, Chintan Research Foundation is pleased to convene a focused roundtable on Wednesday, 21 May 2026 (1500–1800 hrs), titled “BRICS Rising: India’s Strategic Presidency”, to be held at Onyx Hall, The Grand, New Delhi.
This presidency can credibly be framed as an opportunity to bring the Global South under a common geopolitical umbrella, stabilise and deepen trade and investment ties within BRICS+, and generate positive spillovers for the global trading system.
The roundtable aims to explore how India’s BRICS presidency can be leveraged to unlock fresh momentum in geopolitics and geoeconomics among the BRICS+ partners. The discussions will be structured over two consecutive sessions, focusing on geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions, respectively.
Speakers
Amb. Amarendra Khatua
Member, Global Trade & Technology Council (India)
Amb. Rajiv Bhatia
Distinguished Fellow, Foreign Studies Programme, Gateway House
Prof. Rajan Kumar
Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Prof. Nirmal Jindal
Former Principal, Satyawati College, Delhi University
Prof. Ravni Thakur
Department of South Asia, Delhi University
Prof. Arvind Yeleri
Centre for East Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Dr. Himani Pant
Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs
Dr. Aleksei Zakharov
Fellow, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation
Dr. Shrabana Barua
Director, Nehginpao Kipgen Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, OP Jindal University
Dr. Sabyasachi Saha
Associate Professor, Research and Information System in Developing Countries
Dr. Pritam Banerjee
Professor & Head, Centre for WTO Studies
Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim
Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Egypt
Mr. Burov Roman
Trade Representative, Embassy of the Russian Federation
Mr. Atul Kaushik
Fellow, Research and Information System in Developing Countries
Ms. Sangeeta Godbole
Former DG, Services Exports Promotion Council (SEPC)
Mr. Kumar Deep
Country Director, Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)
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