BRICS leaders adopt the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit chaired by India
On 12 September 2026, leaders at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adopted the BRICS New Delhi Declaration under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
Summary
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026 under India's 2026 Chairship, adopted the New Delhi Declaration by consensus on 12 September at a session chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The declaration marks the 20th anniversary of BRICS, records over 400 meetings held in 30 Indian cities during India's Chairship, and calls for reform of the UN including its Security Council. It strongly condemns the 22 April 2025 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people, welcomes a sub-working group on a BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for mass infectious diseases, and supports further work on a BRICS Grain Exchange. Modi proposed a Seafarers Emergency Support Network and said the Global South must move from rule-taker to rule-shaper. Two commemorative postage stamps, 'BRICS: Two Decades of Cooperation, 2006–2026', were released. The 11-member grouping will be chaired by China in 2027, which will host the 19th summit.
Key facts
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, 12–13 Sep 2026
- Theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Outcome
- New Delhi Declaration adopted by consensus on 12 Sep
- Terrorism
- Condemns 22 Apr 2025 J&K (Pahalgam) attack — 26 killed
- Initiatives
- BRICS Integrated Early Warning System sub-group; BRICS Grain Exchange talks
- Stamps
- 'BRICS: Two Decades of Cooperation, 2006–2026'
- Next chair
- China — 2027, 19th summit
Practice MCQs 5 questions
What was the theme of the 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi in September 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
The summit and India's 2026 Chairship ran under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
Which country will chair BRICS in 2027 and host the 19th BRICS Summit?
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Correct answer: D — China
China will hold the BRICS Chairship in 2027 and host the 19th summit.
The commemorative postage stamps released at the 18th BRICS Summit marked which milestone?
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Correct answer: C — Two decades of BRICS cooperation, 2006–2026
Two stamps titled 'BRICS: Two Decades of Cooperation, 2006–2026' were released on 12 September 2026.
Which new mechanism did Prime Minister Modi propose at the BRICS session on 12 September 2026?
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Correct answer: A — A Seafarers Emergency Support Network
Modi said seafarers often lack support in crises and proposed a Seafarers Emergency Support Network.
Consider the following about the BRICS New Delhi Declaration (2026): 1. It condemns the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025. 2. It welcomes a sub-working group on a BRICS Integrated Early Warning System for mass infectious diseases. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The declaration condemns the 22 April 2025 attack that killed 26 people and welcomes a sub-working group to advance the BRICS Integrated Early Warning System.