India’s BRICS Sherpa 2026 - Sudhakar Dalela

September 13 , 2026 9 hrs 0 min 28 0

Sudhakar Dalela, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is India’s BRICS Sherpa as India holds the BRICS Chair in 2026.
He is currently Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and coordinates India’s position, negotiations and summit preparations within BRICS.
He previously served as Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington, D.C., and Consul General in Chicago.
A BRICS Sherpa is the senior official who represents a member country in diplomatic preparations, negotiations and consensus-building before BRICS summits.
The first Sherpa/Sous-Sherpa meeting for India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship was held in New Delhi in February 2026, with Dalela as India’s Sherpa.
BRICS Chair refers to the country holding the rotating chairmanship, while the Sherpa is the senior official representing an individual member country.