Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Modi Calls BRICS ‘Coming of Age,’ Urges Unity for Results
India hosted a meeting of BRICS countries in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the participating leaders.
He said BRICS has grown and developed its own identity over about 20 years.
Modi described the group as reaching a “coming of age” moment.
He said members should respect different opinions and make decisions together.
He also said BRICS should now turn its agreements into real results.
The group’s approach is meant to include everyone rather than oppose other countries.
India’s theme for leading BRICS is based on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
Modi said the work should keep people and humanity at the center.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
The 18th BRICS Summit was held under India’s chairship in 2026.
Modi said BRICS had reached a “coming of age” after two decades of growth.
He urged members to turn consensus and unity into tangible global results.
India’s chairship promotes resilience, innovation, cooperation, sustainability and “Humanity First.”
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of BRICS member countries and invited nations.
- What
- The 18th BRICS Summit, where Modi called for unity, consensus and practical global results.
- When
- Saturday, during India’s 2026 BRICS chairship.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To strengthen cooperation and turn BRICS’s shared positions into tangible outcomes.
- Event
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Host country
- India
- Venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Modi’s assessment
- BRICS has reached a “coming of age” moment after two decades of growth.
- Main appeal
- Convert unity and consensus into tangible results on the global stage.
- India’s chairship theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Guiding principle
- “Humanity First”
- Source discrepancy
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