UN chief Guterres to back BRICS role in reflecting new multipolar realities

Source: Lokmat Times | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 01:47:03 UTC

Key Points

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi and express support for BRICS as a reflection of changing global realities.
• Guterres is expected to say that today's economic, demographic, and geopolitical realities differ from the post-1945 global framework.
• He is expected to emphasize that multipolarity can help bring balance to global systems and institutions.
• The speech will call for forming and reforming multilateral institutions, including the Bretton Woods system and the UN Security Council.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the summit theme as 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
• Guterres is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Modi and other leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• Leaders of Iran and the United Arab Emirates are also expected to attend the BRICS summit.