INDIA ADVANCES BRICS MSME COOPERATION UNDER ITS 2026 CHAIRSHIP

• India, as BRICS Chair for 2026, is steering a renewed MSME cooperation agenda under the BRICS Partnership on the New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).
• The Ministry of MSME is mandated to convene three SME Working Group Meetings and the inaugural BRICS MSME Forum during India's chairship.
• Relevant for UPSC: intersection of GS-II (multilateral diplomacy, BRICS) and GS-III (MSME sector, financial inclusion, fintech).