BRICS Adopts New Delhi Declaration, Passes Presidency to China — SkimNews
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- BRICS concluded its 2026 summit in New Delhi with all 11 member nations adopting the New Delhi Declaration, hosted by PM Narendra Modi and attended by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.
- The New Delhi Declaration called for structural reforms of multilateral institutions like the UNSC, strongly condemned terrorism, and denounced unilateral acts of war.
- Iran and the UAE reached consensus on the West Asia section, with the declaration urging restraint, de-escalation, and dialogue amid ongoing military aggression in the region.
- PM Modi outlined four pillars — resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability — and cautioned against the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals.
- China took over the BRICS presidency from India following the summit, the first handover since India hosted the bloc.
Why it matters: Unanimous adoption by all 11 members shows BRICS can still forge consensus on UNSC reform and West Asia, but the immediate handover of the presidency to China right after India's hosting signals a quiet power shift in who steers the Global South alliance. Modi's framing of critical minerals as a weaponisation risk also pulls supply-chain competition into the BRICS agenda.
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