8th BRICS summit

8th BRICS summit आठवाँ ब्रिक्स शिखर सम्मेलन
Host country	India
Date	October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)
Cities	Panaji, Goa
Participants	BRICS
Follows	7th BRICS summit
Precedes	9th BRICS summit
Website	BRICS India 2016

The 2016 BRICS summit will be the eighth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit will be held in Panaji, Goa in India, from 15th to 16th October 2016. India is to assume the chair of the BRICS from February 2016 to December 2016.

Background

In July 2015, during the 7th BRICS summit, it was announced that India will host the 8th BRICS summit in 2016. In March 2016, Goa was announced as the venue of the summit.

Events

At the summit, India plans to hold a trade fair, a film festival, and the BRICS U-17 Football Cup.

Participants

Core BRICS members Host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member		Represented by	Title
	Brazil	Michel Temer	President
	Russia	Vladimir Putin	President
	India	Narendra Modi	Prime Minister
	China	Xi Jinping	President
	South Africa	Jacob Zuma	President

Leaders

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  Brazil
  Michel Temer, President

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  Russia
  Vladimir Putin, President

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  India
  Narendra Modi,
  Prime Minister (Host)

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  China
  Xi Jinping, President

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  South Africa
  Jacob Zuma, President