New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- India needs to strengthen exports to BRICS economies as high energy imports have left the country running a trade deficit with most members of the grouping, BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Sameep Shastri said.

"Currently, India is in a trade deficit with most of the BRICS nations because we are primarily importing energy sources. With our consumption very high and a population of 1.4 billion, we need to make sure that every household has LPG and every car is running on petrol," Shastri told ANI.

He said India was making progress in manufacturing and improving product standards, which could support exports.

"So we were all about quantity earlier; now it is about quality and quantity, and our standa...