BRICS Nations Adopt New Delhi Declaration with Strong Consensus
By Sitaram Mewati
BRICS member countries on Saturday unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 after intensive negotiations that continued into the early hours of the morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the adoption of the joint declaration at the concluding session of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi and thanked participating leaders for their cooperation.
“No member has raised any objection. The New Delhi Declaration 2026 is adopted unanimously,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister said the discussions highlighted the need to reform global institutions in response to changing international realities. He said reforms were needed in representation, responsiveness and rule-making.
Modi also emphasised that the Global South should have equal participation in the development of future technologies and in framing the rules governing them.
He said the declaration sets out the shared priorities of BRICS and called on member countries to translate the agreed commitments into tangible results.
Government sources said negotiations continued until around 4 am, with India holding consultations with member countries to address differences on several issues and work towards an agreed text.
The expanded BRICS grouping comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. The forum brings together countries with differing positions on several regional and international issues.
The negotiations took place against the backdrop of continuing conflicts in West Asia and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Differences involving countries including Iran and the UAE added complexity to discussions on the joint declaration.
India had also hosted the G20 Summit in New Delhi in 2023, when member countries adopted the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration despite differences among major powers over the Ukraine conflict.
The New Delhi Declaration 2026 outlines areas of cooperation among BRICS members, including global governance, development, technology and other issues of common interest.
With Agency inputs
