Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Modi Releases Stamps Marking 20 Years of BRICS at Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released two special postage stamps at a BRICS meeting in New Delhi.
The stamps celebrate what the articles describe as 20 years of BRICS cooperation.
BRICS is a group of emerging economies that work together.
It first involved Brazil, Russia, India and China.
South Africa later joined, and the group has expanded further.
India hosted the 2026 summit.
The meeting focused on resilience, new ideas, cooperation and sustainability.
Modi also said the members agreed unanimously to the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released two commemorative postage stamps at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
The stamps mark two decades of cooperation among BRICS countries and the group’s growing global role.
India hosted the two-day summit under its 2026 chairship, focused on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
BRICS began as a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India and China and later expanded to include members from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Modi announced the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2026 and called for reforms to global institutions.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and representatives of BRICS member countries.
- What
- The release of two commemorative postage stamps and the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
- When
- Saturday, during the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To commemorate 20 years of BRICS cooperation and highlight its expanding role in global affairs.
- Event
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Host country
- India
- Chairship
- India’s 2026 chairship
- Commemorative issue
- Two postage stamps
- Summit theme
- Building for Resilience: Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration 2026, adopted unanimously
- BRICS origins
- The grouping began with Brazil, Russia, India and China; South Africa joined in 2010.