Eight decades of political trust and complementary economies have long made the case for deeper India-South Africa trade. A new preferential trade agreement and India's 2026 BRICS chairship now supply the mechanism and the moment.

BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing "inclusive global growth", after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for "coop…
The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment ties and agreed on several areas of economic cooperation. "India expressed its readiness to initiate negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty at the earliest," the joint statement issued…
Quad foreign ministers met in Delhi focusing on practical cooperation. New initiatives target critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and energy security. The grouping is shifting towards economic and technological coordination. This pragmatic approach aims…


The discussions also explored future pathways under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), along with broader frameworks for economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region