UPSC Current Affairs for 12ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. India’s Economic Bridges amid Rising Global Trade Barriers
2. BRICS Finance Ministers flag “unilateral imposition” of tariffs
3. Goyal calls for local-currency trade among BRICS nations
4. Finance Minister flags AI safety, systemic risks
5. India in talks to secure Australian, Chilean lithium blocks
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. AI Governance Architecture Must Include Its Largest Stakeholders
2. AI can Kill Humanity in a decade? Get in line
3. India’s BRICS Balancing Act
4. China and the Rest: BRICS’ Widening Economic Gap
5. What the Recent Trajectory of India–China Ties Means for the BRICS Summit
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