Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Modi Opens 2026 BRICS Summit, Calls for Stronger Global South
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened an important BRICS meeting in New Delhi.
The meeting brings together countries that cooperate on global issues.
India is leading the group this year.
Modi said India wants its leadership to focus on people and humanity.
He highlighted resilience, new ideas, cooperation and sustainability.
He also said countries of the Global South should have a bigger role in making global rules.
Modi proposed a way for BRICS to keep track of decisions and make sure they are carried out.
BRICS countries agreed on a Joint Statement after long negotiations.
Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping also agreed that disagreements should not become bigger disputes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the two-day BRICS Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Modi said India’s BRICS chairship would prioritize resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability through a people-centric approach.
He called for an ambitious BRICS agenda for the next 20 years and stronger institutional continuity.
Modi proposed a continuity and implementation mechanism through the BRICS Troika to follow up on decisions.
BRICS members reached consensus on a Joint Statement after marathon negotiations, while Modi and Xi Jinping discussed preventing bilateral differences from becoming disputes.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other BRICS leaders.
- What
- India opened the 2026 BRICS Summit and presented priorities for the group’s future, while members agreed on a Joint Statement.
- When
- The summit opened on Saturday and was scheduled to last two days; the group is marking its 20th anniversary.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- India aims to strengthen BRICS, improve follow-up on decisions, advance the role of the Global South and promote cooperation.
- Host country
- India
- Venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Summit duration
- Two days
- India’s chairship priorities
- Resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability
- Proposed mechanism
- A BRICS continuity and implementation mechanism through the Troika
- Diplomatic outcome
- BRICS nations reached consensus on a Joint Statement
- Bilateral discussion
- Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping discussed border peace, existing agreements and preventing differences from becoming disputes