Modi’s Hosting in Delhi, China-Russia Strategies and the Real Game with the United States

Source: प्रभात खबर | Original Published At: 2026-09-14 00:30:00 UTC

Key Points

• The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi under India’s 2026 presidency, with the theme Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.
• The New Delhi Declaration expressed concern over rising tensions in West Asia and called for maximum restraint, dialogue, consultation and diplomacy.
• India emphasized reform of global governance institutions, WTO reform and a stronger multilateral trading system, while avoiding anti-Western framing.
• China promoted a more integrated economic and technological BRICS, including cooperation in AI, trade, finance and political coordination.
• Russia used the summit to maintain diplomatic engagement with the Global South, but BRICS did not collectively endorse its Ukraine policy.
• India-US trade and tariff discussions, including pressure over Russian oil purchases, highlighted the limits of BRICS consensus.
• BRICS initiatives discussed included health early warning systems, startup innovation, incubators, digital agriculture, AI, MSME cooperation, smart grids and climate adaptation.