The New Delhi Declaration 2026, introduced at the 18th BRICS Summit held in India, was unanimously adopted by the member countries.
The 18th summit of BRICS, an organization comprising 11 of the world’s major economic powers, began today in New Delhi under India’s leadership.
Prime Minister Modi, Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed Ali, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Saudi Arabian Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira were among those who attended this two-day conference.
In addition, the presidents of Kazakhstan, the vice presidents of Uganda and Nigeria, the Prime Minister of Vietnam, and the foreign ministers of Cuba and Belarus, among others, participated.
Adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2026
As the first event of the summit, the consultation meeting among the leaders of BRICS countries under the theme “Strengthening Inclusive Global Governance and Multilateralism” began and concluded today.
At the end of this consultation meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the New Delhi Declaration 2026 had been unanimously adopted.
Since the BRICS organization operates on the basis of consensus, any single member can block this joint declaration.
With Iran and the United Arab Emirates hardening their positions, negotiations over the declaration text dragged on until the last minute. In the end, India succeeded through intense negotiations in getting the declaration adopted unanimously.
Prime Minister Modi said in his speech, “Today’s summit has made it clear that a rapidly changing world cannot be led by outdated institutions. The countries of the Global South must have an equal role in the development of future technologies and in governing them.
The adoption of the New Delhi Declaration today has given a clear direction to our resolve. It is our responsibility to turn these resolutions into concrete outcomes,” he said.
