BRICS: 20 Years for Peace, Development and a Shared Future

Source: Brasil 247 | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 10:04:44 UTC

Key Points

• The 18th BRICS Summit, themed "Building resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability," was held in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September.
• The New Delhi Declaration reaffirmed commitment to a more representative international order, multilateral system reform, and deeper political, economic, financial and cultural relations.
• BRICS expanded from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to a broader group, increasing economic, demographic, territorial, energy and diplomatic weight while making internal negotiations more complex.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that BRICS lead in innovative development, peace and stability, mutual learning among civilizations, and reform of global governance.
• China presented proposals on artificial intelligence cooperation, open-source development, data and technology sharing, a World Organization for AI Cooperation, and AI-driven new industrialization.
• Xi called for rejecting Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation, interference in internal affairs and violations of sovereignty, while supporting UN authority and a multilateral trade system.
• The article notes that China will assume the rotating BRICS presidency and host the next summit after Brazil in 2025 and India in 2026.