Successful BRICS Summit Gives BJP Political Boost Ahead of Assembly Polls

Source: The Economic Times | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 14:01:00 UTC

Key Points

• The 18th BRICS summit concluded in New Delhi with a consensus joint declaration and outcomes in logistics supply chains, start-ups, and infectious disease control.
• The New Delhi Declaration strongly condemned the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and called for zero tolerance toward cross-border terrorism.
• The declaration demanded that all perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism be brought to justice.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the summit, along with leaders from the expanded BRICS grouping.
• BRICS adopted the consensus declaration despite differences between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over the West Asia conflict.
• The 45-page document titled 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' addressed global terror, illegal financial flows, cyber fraud, and cross-border scam networks.