The BRICS summit in New Delhi added a second category of partner countries and adopted a 140-point declaration emphasizing trade, local currencies and global governance reform.
Mayawati said stronger BRICS cooperation and discussions on a BRICS currency could offer hope amid global conflicts and economic challenges, while welcoming BRICS positions on Palestine and counter-terrorism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China will host a BRICS forum on trade and services in 2028 and proposed special economic zones among BRICS countries.
At a BRICS+ session in New Delhi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the complementarity of BRICS economies is one of the main yet underused resources for developing the grouping.
The article analyzes the BRICS 2026 Summit in New Delhi, the New Delhi Declaration, and BRICS efforts to promote local-currency settlement, payment-system interoperability, and reform of global institutions.
BRICS leaders at the 18th Summit in New Delhi called for coordinated international action against organised scam networks, cross-border fraud, and misuse of digital payment systems.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS+ session that BRICS accounts for nearly a quarter of global exports and drives almost half of world GDP growth.
A Tsinghua expert told Global Times that the Delhi BRICS Summit is expected to lift BRICS cooperation to a new level of quality and effectiveness.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a BRICS+ session that BRICS seeks equal and unlimited opportunities for economic growth for all states while respecting sovereign development models.
