BRICS has already completed a major enlargement to 11 full members by early 2025, followed by the creation of a partner-country framework that now includes ten nations. As India chairs the group in 2026, officials and reporting ahead of the New Delhi summit emphasize consolidation of recent additions and integration of new participants over further full-membership decisions. Consensus requirements among existing members have blocked agreement on additional entrants, with the current leaders' meeting focused instead on economic cooperation, payments systems, multilateral reforms, and a joint declaration addressing conflicts. More than thirty countries have expressed interest in membership, yet the absence of unified support has kept near-term expansion off the immediate agenda.