BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration, resolving to expand New Development Bank membership, scale up local currency financing, and push for urgent quota and governance reforms in the IMF and World Bank.
BRICS members agreed on a declaration despite differences over wording on West Asian conflicts, with India chairing negotiations until early morning.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to call for comprehensive UN Security Council reform and stronger multilateralism.
Indian ministers and state leaders joined a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS summit participants at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
During the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, leaders planted 10 banyan saplings as part of India’s ‘One Tree in Mother’s Name’ campaign and the summit’s sustainability theme.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira spoke at the BRICS summit in New Delhi, calling for renewed multilateralism and reform of global governance institutions.
SJM co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said the BRICS consensus on a joint statement was a win-win for India, highlighting strategic autonomy, domestic-currency trade, and payment-system interoperability.
BRICS representatives in New Delhi adopted a final declaration with mainly symbolic value amid internal rivalries and regional conflict.
BRICS member nations reaffirmed cooperation against money laundering, corruption, illicit financial flows and agreed to develop mechanisms for extradition and asset recovery.
