At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, leaders including Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping called for a stronger voice for the Global South and adopted a joint declaration on the Middle East.
BRICS leaders highlighted artificial intelligence and information and communication technologies as drivers of economic growth and sustainable development while calling for international cooperation on safety, inclusiveness, reliability, and intellectual property protections.
BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi joint declaration by consensus and announced new agriculture cooperation initiatives, including BRICS AGRIN and a network of centres of excellence on agroecology and regenerative agriculture.
At the BRICS 2026 summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi showcased Tamil culture and heritage, presenting the Tirukkural to Russian President Vladimir Putin and highlighting the Ramanathaswamy Temple.
BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration, welcoming the Guwahati Declaration and calling for stronger intelligence sharing and cooperation against transnational drug syndicates.
Michael Kugelman said the adoption of a joint leaders’ declaration at the BRICS Summit marked a major diplomatic outcome for India after earlier difficulties in issuing a joint statement.
The article says the Delhi BRICS declaration emphasizes practical cooperation and political diversity rather than forming an anti-Western bloc or pursuing de-dollarisation.
At a briefing after the BRICS leaders’ meeting in New Delhi, Indian Foreign Secretary Sudhakar Dalela declined to answer a Swedish Radio question about persuading Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, citing the bloc’s position in the New Delhi Declaration.
At their summit in New Delhi, BRICS leaders adopted a joint declaration expressing concern over Middle East tensions and urging restraint, while reaffirming support for the multilateral trading system.
