The ninth edition of the World Investment Forum 2026 officially opened today in Doha, Qatar, bringing together government leaders, investors, business executives, and representatives of international organizations to discuss the future of global investment and sustainable development.
Remittances are a vital pillar of Pakistan’s economy, supporting families and strengthening foreign exchange reserves. Protecting migrant workers and ensuring reliable money transfers must be priorities. Pakistan should prepare for potential Gulf disruptions while reducing long-term dependence on remittances through domestic employment, sustainable businesses and investment opportunities.
For decades, India-Nigeria relations have thrived on crude oil trade, political solidarity and South-South cooperation. While this foundation remains important, the world is changing. The shift from crude oil to clean energy, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and the urgent need for youth employment call for a new, strategic partnership that is youth-led and future-focused.
The 18 th BRICS Summit, hosted in New Delhi under India’s chairship, was a watershed moment for contemporary international relations. Twenty-five years after it originated as an economic acronym in 2001, BRICS has evolved into a major Global South forum. The high-level consultations brought together, for the first time, leaders from the expanded 11-member grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE)
Chinese President Xi Jinping used the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to set out an ambitious vision for the bloc’s next phase, calling for deeper economic integration, stronger industrial and supply-chain cooperation, and greater coordination among emerging economies and countries of the Global South.
Indonesia stresses the importance of maintaining a rules-based multilateral trading system
through a strong, inclusive and adaptive WTO. At the same time, the BRICS need to continue delivering concrete cooperation that directly benefits the growth of developing countries
Trade relationships are increasingly being built around what countries need from one another beyond imports and exports. Recent moves by India with Rwanda, Belgium, and other partners show how investment, supply chains, technology, and strategic resources are entering trade discussions once handled largely through tariff and market-access negotiations.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the talks focusing on strengthening the India-Egypt strategic partnership and expanding economic cooperation between the two countries.
The 18th annual BRICS Summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, from September 12–13, 2026, under India’s fourth chairship of the bloc. Chaired by PM Modi, the two-day high-level meeting focuses on building resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability that together constitute its four pillars.
Indonesia used the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to underline its growing role in the Global South, with President Prabowo Subianto calling for stronger multilateral cooperation, greater economic resilience and closer coordination among developing nations.
