SamudraManthanIndia's 2026 BRICS chairship is its how-manyth?
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Answer: (D) Fourth
Core Trigger: India chaired BRICS in 2026 for the fourth time, after 2012, 2016 and 2021.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 1
Topic 092 · International Relations & Organisations
India's BRICS Chairship 2026
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: India chaired BRICS in 2026 for the fourth time, after 2012, 2016 and 2021.
- Theme: The theme is Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability; the logo shows petals around a Namaste.
- Foreign Ministers: India hosted the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on 14-15 May 2026, ending with a Chair's Statement, not a joint communique.
- Summit: The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026, opening at Bharat Mandapam.
- Outcome: The summit adopted the New Delhi BRICS Leaders' Declaration; Modi proposed a Seafarers Emergency Support Network.
- Next Chair: The Declaration supports China's BRICS Chairship in 2027 and the 19th Summit in China.
- Membership: BRICS has 11 members; Indonesia joined in 2025, and Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE in 2024.
- Headquarters: The New Development Bank, set up by BRICS, is headquartered in Shanghai.
- Founded: BRIC was formalised at a foreign ministers' meeting in New York in 2006; the first summit was at Yekaterinburg in 2009.
- Landmark: The NDB agreement and Contingent Reserve Arrangement treaty were signed at the Fortaleza summit on 15 July 2014.
- Earlier Summits: India earlier hosted the 4th summit (2012), 8th (Goa 2016) and 13th (2021); 2021 and 2026 each produced a New Delhi Declaration.
- Pillars: BRICS rests on three pillars: political and security, economic and financial, and cultural and people-to-people.
What is the theme of India's 2026 BRICS chairship?
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Answer: (D) Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
Theme: The theme is Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability; the logo shows petals around a Namaste.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 2
How did the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting of 14-15 May 2026 end?
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Answer: (A) With a Chair's Statement
Foreign Ministers: India hosted the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on 14-15 May 2026, ending with a Chair's Statement, not a joint communique.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 3
At which venue did the 18th BRICS Summit open in New Delhi?
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Answer: (B) Bharat Mandapam
Summit: The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026, opening at Bharat Mandapam.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 4
Which network did Modi propose at the 18th BRICS Summit?
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Answer: (D) Seafarers Emergency Support Network
Outcome: The summit adopted the New Delhi BRICS Leaders' Declaration; Modi proposed a Seafarers Emergency Support Network.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 5
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Declaration supports China's BRICS Chairship in 2027. 2. The 19th BRICS Summit is to be held in Russia.
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Answer: (A) Only 1
Next Chair: The Declaration supports China's BRICS Chairship in 2027 and the 19th Summit in China.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 6
Where is the BRICS New Development Bank headquartered?
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Answer: (D) Shanghai
Headquarters: The New Development Bank, set up by BRICS, is headquartered in Shanghai.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 8
Where was the first BRIC summit held in 2009?
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Answer: (B) Yekaterinburg
Founded: BRIC was formalised at a foreign ministers' meeting in New York in 2006; the first summit was at Yekaterinburg in 2009.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 9
At which summit were the NDB agreement and CRA treaty signed on 15 July 2014?
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Answer: (B) Fortaleza
Landmark: The NDB agreement and Contingent Reserve Arrangement treaty were signed at the Fortaleza summit on 15 July 2014.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 10
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. India hosted the 8th BRICS summit at Goa in 2016. 2. The 2021 and 2026 India-hosted summits each produced a New Delhi Declaration.
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Earlier Summits: India earlier hosted the 4th summit (2012), 8th (Goa 2016) and 13th (2021); 2021 and 2026 each produced a New Delhi Declaration.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 092, point 11
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