Speaking at a summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS to assume a peacemaking role in the Middle East conflict and reaffirmed the bloc’s importance for Global South cooperation.
The 18th BRICS Summit opened in New Delhi under India’s chairmanship, with leaders meeting on global governance, trade, finance, energy, development and multilateral institution reforms.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared photos from the BRICS Summit in New Delhi as member countries reached a joint statement after intensive negotiations.
An opinion piece argues that India should use the BRICS summit to redefine the grouping as a platform for more choices, including payment interoperability and governance reform at the New Development Bank.
At the BRICS Summit 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed a maritime emergency support network for seafarers and called for a joint BRICS roadmap on global governance reform.
India’s UPI and Brazil’s Pix are exploring links with foreign central banks to expand cross-border payments within and beyond BRICS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said BRICS member states are deepening cooperation and that the bloc’s global authority and influence continue to grow.
The leaders of India, Russia and China shared a symbolic hand-holding moment at the BRICS summit, echoing a similar gesture at the SCO summit in Bishkek.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a BRICS leaders’ session that the unipolar system serving a narrow group of states is passing into history, while noting that the formation of a multipolar world faces difficulties and resistance.
