Archive · 14 Sep 2026
India’s BRICS Summit Prioritized Global South and Delivered 50 Outcomes
India hosted a two-day meeting of BRICS countries.
The meeting focused on giving more attention to countries in the Global South.
India also invited leaders from countries and regional groups that are not BRICS members.
Officials said this was meant to make BRICS more inclusive.
India held more than 350 meetings in about 30 cities.
Its priorities included health, food security, energy, digital public infrastructure and disaster resilience.
India said its chairmanship produced more than 50 outcomes.
The officials also said BRICS should condemn terrorism without qualification and support changes to global governance.
Countries also agreed to include cooperation on critical minerals in the New Delhi Declaration.
India emphasized inclusivity and outreach during its two-day BRICS Summit.
Officials said BRICS members should speak directly and candidly on global governance and multilateralism.
India invited leaders and representatives from several non-member countries and regional groups.
The chairmanship produced more than 50 reported outcomes across different thematic tracks.
Critical minerals were identified as a future cooperation area and included in the New Delhi Declaration.
- Who
- India, BRICS member countries, ten partner countries and invited outreach participants took part in the summit process.
- What
- The summit focused on Global South priorities, inclusivity, global governance and more than 50 reported outcomes.
- When
- The Leaders’ Summit took place over two days; the briefing followed its conclusion.
- Where
- The summit-related meetings were held across approximately 30 cities in India.
- Why
- India sought to make BRICS more inclusive, strengthen the Global South’s voice and produce practical cooperation in areas including health, food security, energy and critical minerals.
- Reported outcomes
- More than 50 concrete outcomes were delivered across various thematic tracks.
- Meetings
- More than 350 meetings were held across approximately 30 cities.
- Outreach participants
- Invitations included the African Union president, Burundi’s president, the Philippines’ president, Uruguay as CELAC chair and Bahrain as Gulf Cooperation Council chair.
- Core priorities
- Health, food security, energy, digital public infrastructure and disaster resilience.
- Bangladesh’s invitation
- Bangladesh was invited because it held the chair of BIMSTEC.
- Future cooperation
- Critical minerals were identified as a major cooperation area.
- Declaration
- Cooperation on critical minerals was included in the New Delhi Declaration.