While Trump Breaks the Rules of the Game, BRICS Builds a World Without the West

Source: Aftenposten | Original Published At: 2026-09-25 13:16:34 UTC

Key Points

• World leaders met in Delhi for the annual BRICS summit, with partner countries participating and BRICS plus partners representing 56% of the world's population and 44% of global GDP in purchasing-power terms.
• The summit communiqué emphasized the UN Charter, multilateral cooperation, a multipolar world, a WTO-centered trade system, and opposition to economic sanctions not authorized by the UN.
• India's chairmanship was described as helping manage internal BRICS tensions, including China-India and UAE-Iran issues, to maintain focus on shared cooperation goals.
• BRICS is reported to have promoted settlements in national currencies and coordination of national payment systems to reduce dependence on Swift.
• The article notes that BRICS keeps discussions on a multilateral financial system on its agenda amid declining trust in the dollar and US-controlled financial architecture.