18th BRICS Summit

September 21, 2026 12:26 PM

India’s Approach to BRICS: Building Bridges in a Divided World

The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, came at a particularly difficult moment for international relations. As BRICS marked two decades after its creation, the grouping has expanded well beyond its original five members and now brings together countries with different political systems, economic interests and geopolitical priorities. Against this backdrop, India’s chairmanship sought to demonstrate that BRICS can remain a platform for cooperation without becoming ...

September 14, 2026 4:22 PM

India’s BRICS hosting a success, helped build consensus: US analyst

India hosted a successful 18th BRICS Summit, a US-based analyst has said, underlining that the substantive joint declaration issued on the first day demonstrated New Delhi’s ability to reach consensus among countries with divergent views. Michael Kugelman, a Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, said the declaration reflected both India’s convening power and the growing appeal of the BRICS grouping. The annual summit of BRICS, a grouping of 11 major emerging economies repre...

September 14, 2026 1:23 AM

BRICS outreach countries selected to reflect voice of Global South: MEA

Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela on Sunday said the countries invited for the BRICS outreach session were selected to ensure representation of key developing regions and to share the grouping’s work with wider Global South partners. Speaking on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Dalela said the focus of discussions during the summit was on ensuring that BRICS delivers outcomes and initiatives relevant to the Global South. “I thin...

September 13, 2026 10:36 PM

PM Modi thanks BRICS leaders for making Delhi Summit ‘very productive, outcome oriented’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to the leaders of all the BRICS member countries for making the Delhi summit of the grouping productive and outcome-oriented. A video reflecting key moments of the two-day summit was posted on the social media handles of the prime minister. "Thank you to all BRICS leaders for making the Delhi Summit very productive and outcome oriented," PM Modi said in a post along with the video. In the video, a part of the Prime Minister's summit s...

September 13, 2026 7:34 PM

PM Modi meets African Union Chairperson and Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with Évariste Ndayishimiye, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and President of Burundi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. During the meeting, the two leaders recalled India’s role in bringing the African Union into the G20 as a permanent member during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023. They stressed that the India-AU partnership remains a key pillar of cooperation within the Global South. The leaders al...

September 13, 2026 9:28 PM

PM Modi meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the two leaders reviewing progress in bilateral cooperation and discussing the multifaceted India-South Africa Strategic Partnership. During the meeting, PM Modi and Ramaphosa reviewed the progress achieved across diverse areas of cooperation and reaffirmed the close and longstanding ties between the two countries. The leaders noted that India-South Af...

September 13, 2026 7:21 PM

PM Modi meets Nigerian Vice President on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima Mustapha on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with the two leaders reviewing the progress of the India-Nigeria Strategic Partnership and discussing ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation. Vice President Shettima is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the BRICS Summit. The delegation includes ministers handling Foreign Affairs; Industry, Trade and Investment; Communication, Innovation and Di...

September 13, 2026 6:01 PM

PM Modi meets Uganda Vice President Alupo on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a warm and productive bilateral meeting with Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Rose Epel Alupo in New Delhi on Sunday on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit. The two leaders reviewed the state of bilateral relations between India and Uganda and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation across key priority areas. PM Modi and Vice President Alupo emphasized the need to enhance bilateral collaboration through technology partnerships, capacity building, ...

September 13, 2026 5:55 PM

PM Modi meets Philippines President on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in New Delhi on Sunday on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, with the two leaders discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral ties across key areas of cooperation. PM Modi welcomed the Philippines’ participation in the BRICS Summit in its capacity as the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). During the meeting, the two leaders expressed satisfaction with the progress achieve...

September 13, 2026 5:00 PM

PM Modi, Kazakhstan President Tokayev review bilateral ties on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas. During the meeting, PM Modi recalled India’s ancient civilisational linkages with Kazakhstan and expressed satisfaction over the steady development of India-Kazakhstan relations in recent years. The two leaders reviewed cooperation in political relations, trade, defence and...