BRICS: A Major Achievement of Bharat for Modi

Source: Brasil 247 | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 22:30:13 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS summit in New Delhi produced a consensual declaration and was framed as a diplomatic achievement for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Modi presented the Global South as a group that should move from being rule takers to becoming rule shapers in international institutions.
• The meeting highlighted improved India-China relations, with Xi Jinping saying the two countries should be partners rather than rivals despite ongoing border and strategic differences.
• Brazil remained represented by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, and the article emphasized the Brazil-India relationship as a pillar of BRICS and Global South diplomacy.
• The New Development Bank, led by Dilma Rousseff, was recognized in the New Delhi Declaration as a key BRICS institution for sustainable development and local-currency financing.
• The BRICS-NDB Knowledge Portal was launched in Mumbai to share practices in areas such as open-source AI, clean energy, infrastructure, and digital finance platforms.
• The article argues that stronger India-China coexistence within BRICS could increase the grouping's global articulation capacity.