The unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration at the BRICS summit highlights India’s diplomatic effort and the challenge of maintaining consensus among 11 members with divergent strategic interests.
The BRICS 2026 summit produced a comprehensive New Delhi Declaration, reflecting consensus on terrorism, UN reform, trade and energy issues, while India-China relations remained central to the grouping’s dynamics.
Guterres urged reform of the international financial architecture, stronger climate action, and support for developing countries while addressing the final day of the BRICS Summit.
A BRICS women’s business alliance has called on member states to widen supply-chain participation, financing, digital tools, and investor networks for women-led enterprises.
India’s BRICS presidency secured consensus in the New Delhi Declaration, but the grouping’s credibility now depends on delivering practical outcomes at speed and scale.
BRICS support for a proposed Grain Exchange could help counter Western commodity traders, but experts cite currency, regulatory and participation challenges.
The Communist Party of India welcomed the BRICS declaration and said the grouping should lead the push for a more representative, democratic and equitable international order.
India engaged leaders from ASEAN, the African Union, CELAC, the GCC and BIMSTEC in a BRICS outreach session focused on strengthening Global South cooperation and delivering BRICS outcomes relevant to developing nations.
Xi unveiled a five-point BRICS cooperation initiative at the summit’s concluding session, centered on AI, digital economy, manufacturing, trade and science-technology collaboration.
