# CJI proposes Nyay Setu, BRICS+ Judicial Fellowship at legal forum 2026-08-22T16:56:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on August 22 proposed the creation of a BRICS+ Judicial Fellowship and a shared jurisprudence repository to strengthen judicial cooperation among BRICS+ nations. Addressing the 11th BRICS+ Legal Forum, he introduced the concept of 'Nyay Setu' (bridge of justice) as a symbol of legal connectivity. LiveLaw reports he emphasised strengthening institutional trust amid economic volatility and gaps between political commitments and legal mechanisms. Times Now adds that the CJI called for 'Nyaya-nomics', or the economics of justice, to ensure a level playing field through consistent adjudication. He said institutions are not scaffolding around growth but its architecture. Attorney General R. Venkataramani stressed the need to redefine the common good and make institutions more open. The two-day forum, attended by representatives from China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and others, will conclude on August 23 with a closing plenary. ## Indian Opinion Analysis LiveLaw's coverage foregrounds the formal proposals and institutional details, presenting the CJI's remarks as a straightforward diplomatic initiative. Times Now focuses on the 'Nyaya-nomics' phrasing and the argument that institutions are the architecture of growth, framing the speech as a pointed economic-policy statement. Neither source is critical or adopts a political stance, both report the event as neutral news. The measured takeaway is that the CJI used the forum to position India's judiciary as a pillar of economic resilience, linking legal certainty directly to investment confidence. Watch for the BRICS+ Legal Forum Declaration on August 23. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livelaw.in (neutral report) Straight news report on proposals and event details - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Focuses on CJI's economic framing of justice This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-23T02:21:10+00:00. Tags: Bar Association of India, BRICS, Justice Surya Kant, Nyay Setu, Supreme Court of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cji-proposes-nyay-setu-brics-judicial-fellowship/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cji-proposes-nyay-setu-brics-judicial-fellowship/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/