BRICS Summit Day 2: PM Modi Held 15 Bilateral Meetings in Three Days
Source: Live Hindustan | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 00:58:39 UTC
Key Points
- The 18th BRICS Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, and India secured unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's chairmanship focused on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, and aimed to make BRICS cooperation practical and people-centric.
- Modi held 15 bilateral meetings over three days with heads of state or government, including meetings with leaders from South Africa, Nigeria, Burundi, Uganda, Egypt and Ethiopia.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a joint BRICS initiative for a new insurance mechanism and a grain market, while emphasizing cooperation on global challenges.
- The summit adopted BRICS Connect initiatives, including an MSME cooperation portal, an urban mobility hub, an integrated early warning system for infectious diseases, and disaster early-warning data integration guidelines.
- The New Delhi Declaration condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack, reaffirmed zero tolerance for terrorism, supported UN Security Council reform, and backed the appointment of a woman UN Secretary-General.