Wherever you go, my shadow will be with you… After 71 years, Nehru’s ‘Bandung Spirit’ echoed again at BRICS; Jairam Ramesh explained the connection

Source: Dainik Tribune | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 16:00:58 UTC

Key Points

• The 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026, which referenced the 1955 Bandung Conference.
• Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said paragraph 16 of the declaration treats the Bandung Spirit as an important reference for an impartial, inclusive, and representative multilateral order.
• Ramesh linked the Bandung Spirit to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's foreign policy and Global South vision, citing historian Vineet Thakur's study of Nehru's private notes.
• The declaration supported India's and Brazil's aspirations for a larger role in the United Nations, including the Security Council, a position reiterated by China and Russia.
• BRICS leaders backed Security Council reform to make global institutions more democratic, representative, and effective.
• The declaration condemned the April 2025 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir and reiterated zero tolerance for terrorism.
• It expressed concern over unilateral tariffs and non-tariff measures in trade.