Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Brics leaders on Saturday witnessed a glimpse of India’s deep-tech capabilities, as they toured stalls showcasing an AI-powered cardiac diagnosis platform, quantum computers, marine robots, floating solar technology, rare-earth-free electric powertrains and AI-enabled cervical cancer screening at the Brics Bharat Innovates (BBI) exposition at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
The two-day exposition, organised by the Union ministry of education in coordination with the ministry of external affairs, is being held as part of India’s Brics chairship and alongside the 18th Brics Summit being held in New Delhi. It is aimed at connecting Indian start-ups, higher education institutions, laboratories and research parks with global investors, corporates, universities, research institutions and governments. The exposition featured 37 Indian start-ups and ventures working across various emerging technologies, which are selected under Bharat Innovates, a national programme of the Union education ministry which is designed as a global accelerator for innovations from the Indian higher education ecosystem. Bharat Innovates was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17, 2026, and its first edition was held in Nice, France, from June 14-16, showcasing 120 Indian deep-tech start-ups and ventures. The 37 start-ups featured at the Brics Bharat Innovates exposition in New Delhi were selected from this original cohort.
“Bharat Innovates is designed to take innovation emerging from our higher education and research institutions to the world,” Union education minister Pralhad Joshi said in his message to Brics leaders on Saturday.
