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BRICS Summit Day 2: India Chairship Session Focuses on Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability

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BrazilChinaEgyptEthiopiaIndiaIndonesiaIranRussiaSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaUnited Arab Emirates
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Economic GrowthInclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentSustainable Development

Source: Deccan Chronicle | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 03:39:29 UTC

Key Points

  • The second day of the 18th BRICS Summit includes an open session titled "Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth".
  • The session reflects the four pillars of India's 2026 BRICS chairship theme and will be held at Bharat Mandapam.
  • BRICS leaders are expected to discuss strengthened cooperation, inclusive growth, and shared global challenges.
  • BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing it as reflecting a BRICS "wider in reach and stronger in purpose".
  • India's chairship priorities include economic and institutional resilience, artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, deeper trade and development cooperation, and climate action.
  • BRICS has 11 full members and 10 partner countries, representing about 49.5 per cent of the global population, 40 per cent of global GDP, and 26 per cent of international trade.
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