Overview
- Leaders of the 11 BRICS countries unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration after late-night negotiations at the summit in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing consensus on the joint statement.
- The declaration expresses deep concern about rising tensions in the Middle East, urges ‘maximum restraint,’ condemns terrorism and deliberate attacks on civilian and safeguarded nuclear infrastructure, and demands full humanitarian access and diplomacy.
- India’s chairship led intensive Sherpa‑level talks to bridge earlier divisions that had blocked a joint text in May, and Modi’s bilateral with Xi Jinping recorded a commitment to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable boundary settlement.
- Leaders also reinforced an economic agenda that promotes trade in national currencies, supply‑chain resilience, reform of global institutions and BRICS‑led finance initiatives such as proposals discussed at the New Development Bank and insurance and grain cooperation ideas.
- The unanimous declaration signals BRICS’ intent to play a larger role in crisis management and in offering alternatives to Western financial and governance frameworks, which could affect global trade, energy routes and how developing countries settle disputes.