AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBRICS Summit in Delhi: India kicked off the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 12-13, with the agenda framed around food and energy resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability amid the US-Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Belarus in the mix: Belarus Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov arrived for the meeting, with India highlighting growing Belarus ties and the country’s role as a major food exporter. Local-currency and payments push: BRICS Business Forum remarks from Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian urged a more resilient trade network and wider use of national currencies to reduce exposure to political shocks. India-UAE industrial deal: On the sidelines, Modi and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed backed expanded cooperation and flagged a $11.5bn integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha aimed at building a manufacturing hub. Security and sanctions angle: Ukraine’s military intelligence showcased foreign-made components found in Russian weapons, including items tied to Belarus.
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