BRICS Summit Focused on Global South and Inclusivity; India Delivered Over 50 Outcomes: MEA

Source: Free Press Journal | Original Published At: 2026-09-14 05:36:16 UTC

Key Points

• India’s BRICS chairmanship focused on inclusivity and giving member nations a platform to speak directly on global governance and multilateralism.
• The summit included outreach to non-member and partner countries, including the African Union, Burundi, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Bahrain.
• India held over 350 meetings across approximately 30 cities and reported more than 50 concrete outcomes.
• Key priorities included reforming global governance, condemning terrorism, health, food security, energy, digital public infrastructure, and disaster resilience.
• Bangladesh was invited to the Leaders’ Summit because it holds the current chairmanship of BIMSTEC.
• Critical minerals cooperation was identified as a major future partnership area and was included in the New Delhi Declaration.