BRICS: China and India Agree to Resolve Border Disputes

Source: SKAI | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 15:55:40 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS leaders meeting in New Delhi issued a joint declaration calling for maximum restraint in the Middle East conflict.
• The 11-member BRICS forum expressed concern over escalating tensions in the region and warned against actions that could worsen the situation.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the summit sidelines and agreed to resolve their border dispute in a mutually acceptable manner.
• Xi said the Middle East war does not serve common interests and called on BRICS countries to oppose violations of sovereignty and safeguard peace.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the Global South to transform the existing pyramid-like decision-making structure into a partnership structure.
• BRICS reaffirmed support for a non-discriminatory, open, fair, transparent, inclusive, predictable, rules-based multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its center.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Middle East does not need an external policeman, while the Iranian and UAE leaders held talks on the summit sidelines.