The 2026 BRICS New Delhi Summit has renewed attention to the Russia-India-China axis, with BRICS serving as a broader multilateral framework to manage bilateral frictions and expand cooperation.
BRICS leaders endorsed deeper cooperation on taxation and customs, including new working groups, a customs agreement, and joint enforcement initiatives under India’s chairship.
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration, agreeing to create a farmer-centric agro-inputs and information network and to continue developing a BRICS grain trading platform.
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 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.
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the 2026 New Delhi Declaration referenced the 1955 Bandung Conference; Congress leader Jairam Ramesh linked this to Jawaharlal Nehru’s diplomatic legacy.
Experts said BRICS has become a major driver of global growth and holds potential to deepen trade, investment, and multilateral cooperation.
BRICS leaders call for maximum restraint in the Middle East conflict while China and India commit to resolving border differences.
