Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Modi Warns Technology, Critical Minerals Weaponisation Could Hinder BRICS Progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the end of the BRICS meeting in New Delhi.
He warned that countries should not use technology or important minerals to pressure one another.
He said this could make it harder for countries to grow together.
Modi said crises such as pandemics, climate disasters and supply problems can affect many regions at once.
He described plans for earlier warnings about diseases and better disaster information.
BRICS also discussed making supply chains stronger and more dependable.
Other proposals would connect startups and use digital tools and artificial intelligence to help farmers.
Modi said businesses, farmers, researchers, women, young people and ordinary citizens should participate in BRICS cooperation.
He also said useful BRICS solutions should be accessible to other developing countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that weaponising technology and critical minerals could hinder shared progress, without naming a country.
Speaking at the September 13 closing session in New Delhi, Modi urged BRICS nations to strengthen resilience, cooperation and inclusive growth.
India’s BRICS presidency focused on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability amid conflicts, pandemics, climate disasters and supply-chain disruptions.
Initiatives highlighted included an infectious-disease early-warning system, disaster-management data guidelines, a logistics framework and a proposed Startup Innovation Fund.
The New Delhi Declaration called for reliable and diversified critical-mineral supply chains while affirming resource-rich countries’ sovereign rights over their minerals.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BRICS leaders and delegates, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- What
- Modi delivered closing remarks warning against the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals and outlining initiatives from India’s BRICS presidency.
- When
- September 13, 2026, during the concluding session of the two-day 18th BRICS Summit.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To promote resilience, inclusive growth, cooperation, sustainable development, stronger supply chains and greater access to BRICS solutions for the Global South.
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
- BRICS scale
- The grouping was described as having 11 major emerging economies, representing about 49.5% of the global population and 40% of global GDP.
- India’s presidency pillars
- Resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
- Main warning
- Modi said weaponisation of technology and critical minerals could hinder shared progress and stressed inclusive technology adoption.
- Resilience measures
- An Integrated Early Warning System for infectious diseases, disaster-management data-integration guidelines and a Logistics Supply Chain Cooperation Framework.
- Innovation measures
- A proposed BRICS Startup Innovation Fund, a BRICS Incubator Network and a BRICS Network on Digital Agriculture.
- Critical-minerals declaration
- The New Delhi Declaration called for reliable, responsible, diversified, resilient, fair, sustainable and just critical-mineral supply chains while affirming resource-rich countries’ sovereign rights.
Sources
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