Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in New Delhi during the BRICS summit, while BRICS adopted a declaration calling for restraint in West Asia.
The New Delhi Declaration shows BRICS evolving into a broader cooperation platform on trade, finance, technology, development, climate, energy, infrastructure and global governance.
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met, while BRICS members issued a joint statement calling for restraint in the Middle East.
The BRICS summit in New Delhi concluded with a joint declaration and Saudi Arabia’s first full participation, while leaders emphasized the need to turn calls for a fairer global order into concrete projects for the Global South.
The 2026 BRICS declaration in New Delhi emphasizes dialogue and diplomacy but does not specifically reference the Russia-Ukraine conflict, unlike earlier BRICS joint statements.
The BRICS summit in New Delhi highlights the bloc’s growing scale but also its internal tensions over de-dollarization, leadership, and the practical limits of reducing dependence on the U.S. dollar.
BRICS leaders called for financial and technological support from developed countries for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, in the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
BRICS countries reaffirmed plans to deepen cooperation on sustainable transport infrastructure through policy, investment, technology and capacity building, while promoting sustainable aviation fuels and new BRICS transport initiatives.
In an exclusive interview during the BRICS summit in India, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed BRICS cooperation, reducing dependence on the U.S. dollar, and countering unilateral sanctions.
