BRICS Summit Chairship Passes to China as PM Modi Calls for Concrete Results in Grouping’s Third Decade
India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with China set to assume the rotating presidency and host the 19th summit in 2027.
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Never mind America’s reaction: why Brics should become a global rule-shaper
An editorial argues that BRICS should move from accepting existing global rules to shaping them, while maintaining a non-confrontational stance toward the West.
BRICS Summit Adopts New Delhi Declaration to Expand Local-Currency Payments and BRICS Pay
The 18th BRICS summit endorsed local-currency settlement, payment interoperability and BRICS Pay, while stopping short of a common currency and navigating Iran-UAE tensions.
Why the BRICS Delhi Summit Was a Diplomatic Victory for India
India steered the expanded BRICS grouping to adopt the New Delhi Declaration by consensus, secured collective condemnation of the Pahalgam attack, and positioned the summit around Global South priorities rather than an anti-Western agenda.
The West cannot go on criticising BRICS
An opinion piece argues that BRICS remains meaningful for the Global South despite internal differences, and that Western criticism should not define how the grouping is judged.
Xi Calls on BRICS, Partner Countries to Keep Supply Chains Stable and Unimpeded
Chinese, Egyptian and Russian leaders addressed the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, emphasizing supply-chain stability, multilateral cooperation, development finance, AI governance and intra-BRICS trade.
At BRICS, more options, a win for diplomacy
The New Delhi Declaration emphasises that a plurality of voices must be heard and heeded.
Inside BRICS Talks: How India Helped Bridge Iran-UAE Divide in Summit Declaration
The Indian Express details the diplomatic efforts that led to a BRICS consensus on West Asia despite differing positions between Iran and the UAE.
Xi pitches AI vision at BRICS summit as China competes with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping used the BRICS summit in New Delhi to promote a BRICS open-source AI community amid competition with the United States over AI governance.