Modi-Xi’s Ukraine Offer to Putin, Strong Message to West and New BRICS Playbook: Key Summit Outcomes
Source: Times of India | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 12:22:00 UTC
Key Points
- The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi gathered leaders from the expanded 11-member grouping and adopted the 140-point New Delhi Declaration covering terrorism, conflicts, trade, sanctions, energy, finance and development.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Presidents Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, focusing on India-China ties, India-Russia strategic partnership and West Asia maritime security.
- India and China agreed to approach relations from a strategic perspective, seek a mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question and maintain peace and tranquillity along the border.
- Russia said Modi and Xi offered their good offices to help find a solution to the Ukraine conflict, while India and Russia agreed to work toward $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030.
- The declaration condemned terrorism in all forms, specifically condemned the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, and called for restraint, ceasefire, humanitarian aid and a two-state solution in the Gaza and West Asia context.
- BRICS advanced cooperation in agriculture, health, smart grids, urban mobility, startups, MSMEs, skilling, supply chains, customs cooperation and local-currency trade settlement.
- India used its BRICS chairship to promote people-centric cooperation, sustainability, Global South representation and reform of global governance institutions, including the UN Security Council.