11 Key Takeaways From the New Delhi Declaration

Source: Forbes India | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 04:41:42 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration on 12 September 2026 at the close of the 18th BRICS Summit.
• The declaration addresses West Asia tensions, UN reform, de-dollarisation and AI governance.
• It follows a May BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi that ended without a joint statement amid consensus splits over the war in West Asia.
• US President Donald Trump had previously threatened BRICS members with tariffs of up to 10 percent over what he called anti-American policies.
• BRICS members collectively account for roughly half of the world's population, 40 percent of global GDP and 26 percent of global trade.