WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised BRICS leaders for their support of multilateralism and global health cooperation as reflected in the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 2026 BRICS Summit.
BRICS also expressed serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived for an expanded BRICS+ session held within the BRICS summit in India.
As BRICS enters its third decade, China sees technology, climate change and a greater voice for the Global South shaping its next phase.
BRICS leaders in the New Delhi Declaration rejected unilateral, punitive and discriminatory measures such as CBAM, saying they could harm developing countries’ climate capacity and exports in steel, cement, fertilizer and aluminum.
India Post issued two commemorative stamps on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to mark 20 years of BRICS.
The 18th BRICS Summit adopted the New Delhi Declaration, agreeing to create a mental health training hub and a network of Centers of Excellence coordinated by NIMHANS in Bengaluru.
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit, covering West Asia tensions, UN reform, de-dollarisation and AI governance.
Iran and Oman agreed on new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz, while BRICS leaders discussed West Asia, sanctions, and alternative cooperation at the 18th BRICS Summit.
