Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Modi Calls BRICS Mature, Urges Tangible Outcomes and Reform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed leaders and representatives to the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
He thanked them for helping India lead BRICS during 2026.
BRICS is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Modi said the group is like a 20-year-old person starting a more mature and responsible stage.
He said BRICS countries should use their agreement to achieve practical results.
He suggested a system to track decisions even when the presidency changes each year.
He also proposed a secure digital record showing who is responsible for each decision and how it is progressing.
Modi said BRICS should help reform global decision-making.
The countries eventually agreed on a joint statement after long negotiations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked participants for supporting India’s 2026 BRICS chairship.
Modi said BRICS’s 20th anniversary marked a new phase of maturity and responsibility.
He called for unity and consensus to produce tangible outcomes on the global stage.
Modi proposed a continuity and implementation mechanism, supported by a secure digital repository.
BRICS members reached consensus on a joint statement after negotiations continued until 4 a.m. Saturday.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders and representatives of BRICS countries.
- What
- The BRICS Summit 2026 addressed the group’s 20th anniversary, future agenda, implementation of decisions, global reform and a joint statement.
- When
- September 12, 2026; negotiations on the joint statement continued until 4 a.m. Saturday.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, with India serving as the 2026 BRICS chair.
- Why
- India hosted the summit to advance cooperation, strengthen BRICS’s institutional continuity and pursue tangible outcomes and global reform.
Positions Seeking Consensus
Competing Positions During Negotiations
Joint statement negotiations
Positions Seeking Consensus
India led consultations to bridge competing positions and build consensus among BRICS members.
Competing Positions During Negotiations
The negotiations involved differences on several contentious issues and continued until 4 a.m. Saturday.
Global governance
Positions Seeking Consensus
Modi called for reform because he said power and decision-making are concentrated at the top of the current governance structure.
Competing Positions During Negotiations
The articles report that BRICS members held differing positions during negotiations, but do not identify a specific opposing proposal on governance reform.
- Host country
- India
- BRICS chairship
- India held the grouping’s chairship in 2026.
- Anniversary
- BRICS celebrated its 20th anniversary.
- Meetings organized
- More than 350 meetings were organized during India’s chairship.
- Locations involved
- Teams were welcomed in nearly 30 cities.
- Proposed mechanism
- Modi proposed a BRICS continuity and implementation mechanism using the Troika arrangement.
- Joint statement
- BRICS countries reached consensus on a joint statement after intensive negotiations.
