Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev is beginning a working visit to Delhi, where the 18th BRICS Summit will be held on September 12–13. Kazakhstan is taking part as a partner country, according to infohub.kz.
Diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and India have been maintained for more than 30 years, but cooperation today is gradually moving beyond traditional trade in raw materials.
In February 2026, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov visited India, where the two sides discussed trade, investment, energy, agriculture, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, space, and transport and logistics. Kazakhstan said it could increase exports to India by about $150 million.
Ahead of Toqaev's visit, the two sides had already moved to concrete projects. Following the Kazakhstan-India Business Forum in Chennai on September 9, framework agreements worth a total of $122 million were signed.
In early September, a Kazakh business delegation of more than 100 people also traveled to India. Representatives of companies and government agencies visited industrial and technology sites in Chennai, including facilities in robotics, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Indian business is interested in Kazakhstan's natural resources, including uranium, metals and minerals. Energy, petrochemicals, agriculture and industrial cooperation also remain promising areas.
Kazakhstan, in turn, is interested in Indian technology, pharmaceuticals, equipment and investment. The two sides are paying particular attention to digital technologies.
Kazakhstan has held BRICS partner-country status since January 1, 2025. In 2026, the chairmanship of the group passed to India.
For Kazakhstan, participation in BRICS provides an additional platform for contacts with the group's largest economies, including China, Russia, India, the UAE, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other states.
Kazakhstan is also promoting an initiative to create an International Water Organization under the auspices of the UN.
Thus, Toqaev's visit to India is taking place as Kazakhstan and India move from traditional trade relations to broader economic cooperation. New manufacturing projects, transport routes, technology and BRICS participation could become the main areas for further rapprochement between the two countries.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Indian tractors will be produced in Kazakhstan.