THE HEADLINES:
- BRICS Nations adopt New Delhi Declaration 2026 reaffirming commitment to stronger multilateralism and deeper cooperation; Declaration calls for economic and developmental cooperation among member states; Urges dialogue and diplomacy to resolve disputes, particularly in West Asia.
- New Delhi says, adoption of the Declaration among defining outcomes of India’s BRICS Chairship.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, gap between decisions and outcomes must be bridged through partnership and collective action; Emphasises, BRICS moving forward with approach of taking everyone along.
- Prime Minister Modi and President of China, Xi Jinping stress for strategic and long term perspective of ties in their Bilateral meeting; Assert, differences should not become disputes.
- Mr Modi holds series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Brics
- CBI secures extradition of Red Notice fugitive Amritpal Singh from Moldova.
- And in US Open, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to take on Elena Rybakina in Women’s Singles title clash tonight.
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The BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration on the first day of the Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. The declaration calls for commitment to stronger multilateralism and deeper cooperation, stresses on deeper economic and developmental cooperation and advocates International order for developing countries to have greater influence in decision-making on global issues. The BRICS leaders expressed concern over ongoing conflicts in many parts of the world and the current state of polarization and fragmentation in the international order. The grouping also stressed cooperation on sustainable development. It highlighted the need to tackle hunger and poverty and strengthen the global response to climate change.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his closing remarks after adoption of the declaration, that it provides a clear direction for the shared resolve of the member countries. He added that it is now their shared responsibility to translate these resolutions into tangible results.
“BRICS member countries expressed deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in West Asia and called for exercising maximum restraint, as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation. They urged to ensure protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in accordance with purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. BRICS members further expressed serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under full safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency. BRICS leaders also called for the implementation of the relevant UNGA and UNSC Resolutions and urged all parties to ensure the maintenance of ceasefire and full and unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip. They strongly condemned any acts of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation. They condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April last year in the strongest terms. BRICS members reaffirmed commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists, terrorism financing and safe havens. With BRICS team, Anupam Mishra, Akashvani News Delhi.”
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The 18th BRICS Summit kicked off this afternoon with Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcoming leaders of member countries at Bharat Mandapam. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Modi proposed a BRICS Continuity and Implementation Mechanism to ensure that the grouping’s institutional momentum is maintained despite the changing Chairship every year. He emphasised that the gap between decisions and their outcomes must be bridged through partnership and collective action.
The Prime Minister said BRICS countries will have to work on a new and ambitious agenda for the next 20 years.
The Prime Minister also proposed to establish a Seafarers Emergency Support Network to connect the maritime authorities and diplomatic missions of relevant countries to facilitate assistance during difficult times.
Prime Minister Modi said, the time has come to translate the unity and consensus among BRICS countries into concrete outcomes on the global stage. He said Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability have been India’s foremost priorities as Chair.
After the conclusion of the session on the first day, Prime Minister Modi and the BRICS leaders planted saplings at the venue outside the lawns of Bharat Mandapam and posed for a family photo. They also visited the India Innovates exhibition.
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External Affairs Ministry today said that the consensus on the New Delhi Declaration at the BRICS Summit was reached due to the year-long engagement at various levels during India’s BRICS Chairship. Addressing the media this evening at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Secretary ER, Sudhakar Dalela said adoption of the New Delhi Declaration was among the defining outcomes of India’s Chairship.
Mr Dalela said, there are more than fifty outcomes from India’s Chairship of BRICS. He said BRICS nations worked together to deliver practical development oriented outcomes.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of China, Xi Jinping today reaffirmed that India and China should take a strategic and long term perspective of their ties and differences should not become disputes. During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of BRICS Summit, the two leaders welcomed the steady progress in India-China bilateral relations since their last meeting in Tianjin in August last year. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that both sides must be guided by three mutuals- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest. The two leaders expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question proceeding from the political perspective of their overall bilateral relations and the long-term interests of the two peoples.
External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that the two leaders took note of the progress in people-to-people ties and underscored the need to further promote cultural exchanges, business linkages and greater mobility between the two countries. On economic and trade relations, they underlined the need to address each other’s concerns, including structural trade imbalance and supply chain issues, and facilitation of meaningful and predictable market access.
The two leaders agreed that both sides must continue to expand common ground on regional and global issues, and in addressing challenges.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi held a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of BRICS countries.
“Prime Minister Modi met his Ethiopian counterpart Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali, Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim and Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung. The leaders reviewed cooperation in trade, defence and security, people-to-people ties and also covered regional and global issues. Mr Modi also held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Both sides reiterated the importance of the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and agreed and also welcomed the UAE’s International Holding Company’s planned 11.5-billion-dollar investment in an integrated greenfield aluminium project in Odisha. Amrit Bhushan, News Desk.”
Prime Minister Modi is hosting a gala dinner for BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today successfully secured the extradition of Red Notice subject Amritpal Singh alias Gurpal Singh from Moldova to India. The wanted fugitive was extradited by the CBI in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Punjab Police. A team of four members of Punjab Police was sent to Moldova to bring back the fugitive. The investigation agency said that he was wanted in multiple serious criminal cases registered in Punjab.
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In Hockey, India stormed into the final of the Women Junior Asia Cup 2026 defeating South Korea 5-1 in Moqi, China today. India will face host China in the final clash of the tournament. For India Supriya scored a hat trick, while Madhu Sidar and Sukhveer Kaur also found the net for India. While Yuri Jeong scored South Korea’s only goal of the match.
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In US Open Tennis, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will take on Elena Rybakina in the women’s singles final tonight, while Alexander Zverev will face Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open men’s singles final tomorrow.
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In cricket, India will begin their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi tomorrow. All three matches are scheduled at the same venue.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red colour warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall over Gujarat region tomorrow. The weather department said Madhya Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra and Kutch are expected to face heavy to very heavy rainfall.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:
- BRICS Nations adopt New Delhi Declaration 2026 reaffirming commitment to stronger multilateralism and deeper cooperation; Declaration calls for economic and developmental cooperation among member states; Urges dialogue and diplomacy to resolve disputes, particularly in West Asia.
- New Delhi says, adoption of the Declaration among defining outcomes of India’s BRICS Chairship.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, gap between decisions and outcomes must be bridged through partnership and collective action; Emphasises, BRICS moving forward with approach of taking everyone along.
- Prime Minister Modi and President of China, Xi Jinping stress for strategic and long term perspective of ties in their Bilateral meeting; Assert, differences should not become disputes.
- Mr Modi holds series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Brics.
- CBI secures extradition of Red Notice fugitive Amritpal Singh from Moldova.
- And in US Open, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to take on Elena Rybakina in Women’s Singles title clash tonight.
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