Series. II Vol. 02 Issue: 09 September, 2026 Contribution. 30 /-
The 18 th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under India’ s chairship, with the theme“ Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”. India conducted more than 400 BRICS meetings and engagements across 30 cities during its chairship. The summit took place amid US tariffs and sanctions, the West Asia conflict, continuing Russia-Ukraine tensions, energy insecurity and demands from developing countries for greater representation in global institutions.
BRICS, formed 17 years ago in 2009, now has 11 members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Indonesia. Its expansion has greatly increased its economic, demographic, energy and geopolitical weight. At the same time, the members have very different national interests and foreign-policy positions, making BRICS a diverse grouping rather than a unified political or ideological bloc. India sought to keep the grouping focused on cooperation and development rather than turn it into a formal anti-US or anti-Western alliance.
The Government of India rolled out the red carpet to welcome Chinese Premier Xi Jinping. India gave a grand welcome to Xi Jinping after a period of distance caused by border disputes between India and China. BRICS has expanded with diverse countries that have their own distinct interests and priorities, rather than countries sharing a single ideology and goal.
This summit took place amidst the atmosphere of American imperialism, warnings, and imposed tariffs, as well as various crises triggered by the war in West Asia. Nevertheless, everyone returned to their respective homes with mere formal courtesies and polite resolutions. The BRICS summit failed to discuss the reduction of tensions caused by countries like
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Israel and Ukraine, who are strutting about with the encouragement and instigation of American imperialism itself. The BRICS summit failed to even address the sanctions and pressures being imposed by the United States on Cuba.
Critical questions remain unanswered: Are Russia and China incapable of checking American imperialism? Is the Government of India maintaining these international relations under the cues and shadow of the United States? Was this summit able to make decisions to curb the dominance of the dollar?
This summit, held in India’ s capital Delhi, remained merely a summit of capitalist nations; it unfolded like a grand feast where everyone focused strictly on safeguarding their own interests. Let us examine how the discussions and resolutions of this summit unfolded.
A declaration titled“ The New Delhi Declaration” was announced for the protection of mutual interests and enhanced cooperation. This adopted New Delhi Declaration, containing 140 paragraphs covered global governance, trade, finance, investment, agriculture, energy, climate, AI, technology, health, education and security. Major initiatives include the BRICS Global Value Chains Action Plan 2026-2030, Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2030, cooperation on cross-border payments, a proposed New Investment Platform, digital public infrastructure, AI governance, agricultural cooperation and health initiatives. India also highlighted more than 50 outcomes from its BRICS chairship.
BRICS called for reforms of the UN, UN Security Council, IMF, World Bank and WTO, arguing that developing countries need greater representation in global decision-making. India proposed 10 globalgovernance reform initiatives and a BRICS Reform
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