Archive · 12 Sep 2026
BRICS Summit Adopts New Delhi Declaration, Modi Urges Reform
BRICS leaders met in New Delhi for their 18th summit.
They agreed unanimously on a document called the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the document shows what the countries want to achieve together.
He said the countries now need to turn their promises into real results.
Modi also said old global institutions do not fully fit the changing world.
He argued that countries from the Global South should have a bigger role in making decisions and technology rules.
He proposed creating 10 ideas for changing global governance.
These ideas could become a BRICS reform plan by the next summit.
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the declaration provides direction for the group’s shared resolve.
Modi called for converting the declaration’s resolutions into concrete results.
He said changing global conditions require improvements in representation, responsiveness and rule-making by international institutions.
Modi urged BRICS to help the Global South become a rule-shaper and proposed 10 global governance reform measures.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the BRICS countries.
- What
- The 18th BRICS Summit unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026, while Modi called for global governance reforms.
- When
- Saturday, at the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- To strengthen BRICS cooperation, implement the declaration’s resolutions and give the Global South greater participation in global decision-making.
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration 2026
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Location
- New Delhi
- Adoption
- Unanimous
- Proposed reforms
- Ten proposals for global governance reform
- Global South objective
- Move from being a rule taker to a rule-shaper
- Next step
- Convert the declaration’s resolutions into concrete results