Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin hailed India’s BRICS chairmanship and the adoption of a consensus-based declaration, while also discussing deeper India-Uruguay and India-Mercosur ties.
At the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted BRICS’ 20-year cooperation, while the summit emphasized multilateralism, inclusive global governance, and sustainable growth.
A brief on the 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration’s digital public infrastructure and AI agenda, and India’s proposal for interoperable sovereign digital systems.
Russian and Indian partners announced an agreement to develop BRICS Pay cross-border payment services ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Strategic affairs experts praised the BRICS Summit’s New Delhi declaration as a diplomatic breakthrough for India and an endorsement of its stance on terrorism, while noting consensus was forged despite differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
The latest BRICS declaration emphasizes interoperable payment systems and local-currency settlement, while avoiding a common BRICS currency or linked central bank digital currencies.
As the New Delhi summit closed, BRICS leaders pushed for a louder voice in global institutions while building parallel mechanisms, according to analysts.
An analysis of the 18th BRICS Summit’s New Delhi Declaration says deliberate ambiguity helped maintain consensus among diverse members while addressing sanctions, conflicts, terrorism, Gaza, Kashmir, and G20 membership.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the inclusion of the Guwahati Declaration in the BRICS New Delhi Declaration strengthens international cooperation against narcotics trafficking.
