2026 BRICS summit in India
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BRICS summit final day in New Delhi
BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi for the final day of the summit.
There were divisions among BRICS members over the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
The BRICS group seeks to project unity, strengthen the voice of the Global South, and push for a more multipolar world order.
BRICS summit 2026
BRICS nations constitute nearly half the world's population and account for approximately 40 percent of global GDP.
President Donald Trump previously described BRICS as anti-American and threatened additional tariffs against countries aligning themselves with it.
Putin accused countries accustomed to thinking in colonial categories of using tariffs, sanctions, and brute force to contain emerging competitors.
BRICS summit 2026 key takeaways
Putin accused countries accustomed to thinking in colonial categories of using tariffs, sanctions and brute force to contain emerging competitors.
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted a joint declaration on the first day of the two-day summit in New Delhi.
The BRICS bloc expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
“does not serve the common interests of the international community”
Putin and Pezeshkian criticize US dominance ahead of BRICS summit
Countering the US role in the global economy and the effects of its war on Iran are expected to lead the BRICS agenda.
The BRICS bloc meets on September 12.
The presidents of Iran and Russia criticized US dollar dominance ahead of the BRICS summit.
PM Modi says border peace is key to India-China ties
The two sides conducted the 25th round of talks last month and arrived at eight points of outcomes and consensus to resolve their long-standing border disputes.
India and China went to war in 1962.
According to the readout of the bilateral meeting, Modi and Xi agreed to address the concerns around structural trade imbalance, supply chain issues and predictable market access.
BRICS summit in India
Bahrain refused to meet Pezeshkian.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince at the BRICS summit for their highest-level talks since the conflict began.
US President Donald Trump threatened an additional 10 percent tariff on any country aligning itself with BRICS's so-called anti-American policies.
“does not serve the common interests of the international community”
Iran and Russia condemn Western sanctions, urge BRICS to deepen economic ties
The US and Israel's war with Iran is in its seventh month.
The leaders of China, Russia, and Iran are attending the 11-nation BRICS summit in New Delhi.
BRICS includes the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Putin lands in India for BRICS summit
Xi Jinping's visit to India is his first since 2019.
Putin was greeted by India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh.
Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are due to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BRICS summit 2026 in Delhi
India hosted the G20 in 2023 and secured a joint declaration despite deep divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine.
Trump said in November 2024 that BRICS countries would face 100% tariffs if they backed another currency to replace the US dollar.
BRICS accounts for 49% of the world's population, 40% of global GDP, and 26% of international trade.
“[BRICS is] a group that came into being [for] bringing reforms in the existing financial and global governance architectures. It was not something that was aimed at solving geopolitical issues ... It gets conflated with Russia and China's border issues, but that is not what the group is trying to solve,”