BRICS Chamber of Commerce Meets Minister
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Discusses
with Minister the ways to strengthen industry-led global engagement and
collaboration across the BRICS and BRICS Plus ecosystem
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India's
Space and Biotechnology Sectors Present New Collaboration Opportunities
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A delegation from the BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI)
met Union Minister Jitendra
Singh on 29
June 2026 to discuss strengthening industry-led collaboration
across the BRICS and BRICS
Plus ecosystem.
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The delegation was led by Sameep Shastri and included Atul Bansal, Shabana Nasim, and other
office-bearers.
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Discussions focused on expanding cooperation in innovation, startups, emerging
technologies, Artificial Intelligence, research collaboration,
entrepreneurship, and business partnerships.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh said India's emergence as a global innovation hub
provides opportunities to build stronger international partnerships that
support national growth and global development.
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He urged organisations working in the BRICS framework to
create a distinct value
proposition through knowledge-sharing, innovation, and
meaningful collaboration rather than conventional networking.
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The Minister highlighted India's progress in space, biotechnology, artificial
intelligence, nuclear energy, and deep technology, attributing
growth to reforms introduced over the past decade.
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He said these sectors have become key drivers of economic growth, innovation, and
entrepreneurship, creating opportunities for collaboration
among government, industry, academia, and startups.
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Dr. Singh encouraged BRICS
CCI to facilitate partnerships between Indian startups and
innovation ecosystems across BRICS and BRICS Plus countries.
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He called on the Chamber to organise sector-specific meetings, innovation
forums, and thematic engagements to deepen collaboration across
the BRICS ecosystem.
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The Minister invited the Chamber to identify priority areas aligned with India's
scientific and technological goals and submit sector-specific
proposals for collaboration with relevant government departments and
institutions.
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He identified startups,
biotechnology, space technology, innovation ecosystems, and public-private
partnerships as key areas with strong collaboration potential.
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The BRICS CCI highlighted its initiatives over the past
decade to promote trade
facilitation, business networking, women entrepreneurship, startup development,
AI, research partnerships, and sectoral cooperation among BRICS
and BRICS Plus countries.
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The Chamber said it has expanded its outreach through international business forums, sectoral
dialogues, and collaborative platforms involving enterprises,
institutions, and stakeholders across member and partner countries.
A
delegation of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BRICS CCI) called
on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology,
Earth Sciences; Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of
Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on 29 June, 2026 and discussed ways to strengthen
industry-led global engagement and collaboration across the BRICS and BRICS
Plus ecosystem through innovation, StartUps, emerging
technologies, research collaboration and entrepreneurship.
The
delegation, led by Mr. Sameep Shastri, Chairman of BRICS CCI, included Mr. Atul
Bansal, Vice Chairman; Ms. Shabana Nasim, Vice Chairperson; and other
office-bearers of the Chamber. The representatives briefed the Minister on the
Chamber's initiatives over the past decade to promote trade facilitation,
business-to-business engagement, women entrepreneurship, startup networking,
Artificial Intelligence, research partnerships and sectoral cooperation among
BRICS and BRICS Plus countries.
Dr.
Jitendra Singh said that India's growing stature as a global innovation hub and
its leadership in emerging technologies provide an ideal opportunity for
industry organisations to build stronger international partnerships that
contribute to national growth and global development. He said institutions
working in the BRICS space should strive to create a distinct value proposition
through knowledge, innovation and meaningful partnerships rather than limiting
themselves to conventional networking platforms.
Referring
to India's expanding innovation ecosystem, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the country
has witnessed remarkable progress in sectors such as Space, Biotechnology,
Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Energy and Deep Technology, opening new
avenues for global collaboration. He said reforms introduced over the last
decade have transformed these sectors into engines of economic growth and
entrepreneurship, creating significant opportunities for partnerships involving
government, industry, academia and innovators.
The
Minister said industry platforms such as BRICS CCI can facilitate
collaborations between Indian StartUps and innovation
ecosystems across BRICS and BRICS Plus countries while promoting technology-led
economic engagement.
Dr.
Jitendra Singh encouraged the Chamber to deepen its engagement with the wider
BRICS ecosystem through sector-specific meetings, innovation forums and
thematic engagements. He said sustained visibility, meaningful participation
and knowledge-based contributions would further strengthen the Chamber's role
in advancing India's engagement with the expanding BRICS ecosystem.
The
Minister also invited the Chamber to identify focused areas of cooperation
aligned with India's scientific and technological priorities and develop
sector-specific proposals that could facilitate productive engagement with the
concerned departments and institutions. He said domains such as startups,
biotechnology, space technologies, innovation ecosystems and public-private
partnerships offer immense potential for mutually beneficial collaboration.
The
BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry shared its ongoing initiatives aimed
at promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, trade facilitation, women-led
enterprises, research collaboration and business networking among BRICS and
BRICS Plus ecosystem. Established over a decade ago, the Chamber has expanded
its outreach through international business forums, sectoral dialogues and
collaborative platforms involving enterprises, institutions and stakeholders
from member and partner countries.