The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026, emphasizing cooperation in culture, education, skills, women, youth, employment, tourism and sports.
BRICS leaders at the 18th Summit reaffirmed people-to-people, cultural, education, labour, tourism, sport, and youth cooperation through the New Delhi Declaration.
The BRICS New Delhi joint statement condemned unilateral coercive measures without naming the United States, backed Iran’s WTO accession, supported Palestinian statehood, and called on Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory.
BRICS members endorsed a grain trading platform and several agricultural cooperation mechanisms, including BRICS AGRIN, a farmers’ rights forum, regenerative agriculture centres, and digital agriculture cooperation.
Indian leaders welcomed the BRICS Summit hosted in New Delhi, saying it could enhance India’s global standing, expand trade opportunities, and deepen diplomatic engagement.
At the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, China’s president highlights the 20th anniversary of the bloc’s cooperation.
A Russian official said U.S. President Donald Trump would complete the BRICS lineup, amid the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged closer China-India cooperation within the BRICS framework to strengthen the grouping’s regional and global influence.
The declaration covers counter-terrorism, unilateral trade barriers and tariffs, renewable energy cooperation, and peaceful resolution of disputes.
