India Gears Up for Month-Long Summit Diplomacy: PM Modi to Attend SCO Meet, Host BRICS Summit and Address UNGA
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Source: The Economic Times | Original Published At: 2026-07-26 18:45:00 UTC
Key Points
- India will host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 as the current BRICS chair.
- India plans to seek consensus on the New Delhi Declaration, covering reform of international institutions, trade in national currencies among BRICS members, unilateral sanctions, Global South opportunities, and energy supply chain disruptions.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the SCO Summit in Bishkek from August 31 to September 1 and is expected to meet Central Asian leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- India's SCO priorities include combating terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, inclusive connectivity, startups, Digital Public Infrastructure and economic ties with Eurasia.
- Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit with leaders of China, Russia, other BRICS members, partner countries and outreach invitees.
- India is also campaigning for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat for the 2028-29 term and will address the UN General Assembly in September.