BRICS Mega Summit in Delhi: Hour-by-Hour Schedule of the Two-Day Summit

Source: Webdunia Hindi | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 03:10:00 UTC

Key Points

• The two-day 18th BRICS Summit begins at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi under India's chairmanship.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in Delhi after seven years, with a bilateral meeting with India also planned.
• A closed session of BRICS leaders will discuss strengthening inclusive global governance and the multilateralism system.
• BRICS leaders will visit the India Innovates exhibition, attend a group photo session and participate in a joint tree-planting event.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for summit participants.
• On 13 September, leaders from BRICS member countries, partner countries and specially invited guests will attend the official group photo and open session.
• The summit's open session theme is 'Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Development'.
• The summit will conclude with the release of the New Delhi Declaration.