International Organizations

Subject: Current Affairs | Time Window: Jan 2025 — Mar 2026 Exam: AP Group 2 (APPSC)

Overview

India's role in BRICS, G20, Quad, and SCO, with a focus on 2025-2026 developments. India's BRICS chairmanship in 2026 and multi-alignment strategy are highly testable.

Key Events

#	Date	Event	Significance
1	2026	India assumes BRICS Chair	Theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation & Sustainability"
2	2026	US holds G20 Presidency	—
3	Jul 2025	17th BRICS Summit	Rio de Janeiro; Indonesia's first summit
4	Jul 2025	Quad FM Meeting	Washington; free/open Indo-Pacific reaffirmed
5	2025	SCO Leaders Summit	PM Modi visited Tianjin; India-China relations improved
6	Jan 2025	Indonesia admitted to BRICS	Newest member

Major Organizations — India's Role

Organization	Members/Details	India 2026 Role
BRICS	Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA + Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia	Chair (18th Summit)
G20	85% of world GDP	Participant (held presidency in 2023)
Quad	India, USA, Japan, Australia	Host Leaders Summit in 2026
SCO	10 members including India	Participant

Key Data Points

Metric	Value
IMF GDP forecast for India FY26	7.3% (revised upward)
BRICS GDP share (PPP)	~30% of global GDP
India fastest growing major economy	Yes (IMF WEO 2025)

Likely Exam Questions

India chairs BRICS in: Ans: 2026
The 17th BRICS Summit was held in: Ans: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Jul 2025)
Newest BRICS member (2025): Ans: Indonesia
The Quad comprises: Ans: India, USA, Japan, Australia
The SCO has how many members? Ans: 10
G20 Presidency in 2026 is held by: Ans: United States
India's BRICS 2026 theme is: Ans: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability"
IMF revised India's FY26 GDP growth to: Ans: 7.3%
Quad FM Meeting 2025 was in: Ans: Washington, D.C.
2026 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings will be in: Ans: Bangkok, Thailand