At AI Impact Summit, Make A Case For BRICS, Too

February 18, 2026

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India’s BRICS presidency in 2026 comes at a rare moment of strategic opportunity amid geopolitical tensions. By hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 and and placing a BRICS CBDC Bridge on the agenda, India aims to position BRICS not as a reactive bloc, but as a platform for digital-age rule-making.

In this opinion piece published in NDTV, S. Yash Kalash stresses why making a case for BRICS at AI Impact Summit is India's chance to assert its digital sovereignty.

"In an era of technological disruption and geopolitical flux, India has the opportunity to reposition the BRICS as …

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