India and China Pledge to Resolve Border Dispute at BRICS Summit

Source: stiripesurse.ro | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 17:45:07 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the Middle East and calling for maximum restraint.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that BRICS play a mediator role in the Middle East conflict and said China would cooperate with other members in that effort.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping pledged to resolve the India-China border dispute in an 'honest and reasonable' manner, according to India's External Affairs Ministry.
• Modi called for the global South to transform the current decision-making structure into a partnership framework, while the summit sought to ease tensions between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
• The BRICS joint statement reaffirmed support for a non-discriminatory, open, transparent, rules-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its centre.
• Xi Jinping confirmed that China will assume the BRICS presidency next year and host the 19th BRICS summit.
• Iranian and Emirati leaders met on the sidelines of the summit, while Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Middle East and Ukraine, although the joint statement made no reference to Ukraine.