BRICS Summit: Jaishankar Meets Russia, China, Iran Counterparts; India Leads Global South

18th BRICS Summit: New Delhi Declaration Adopted, Global South Priorities And Reforms StressedAt the 18th BRICS Summit hosted in New Delhi, member nations adopted the New Delhi Joint Declaration, underscoring conflict prevention, diplomacy, and the peaceful resolution of international disputes. The declaration highlighted critical global concerns, including multilateralism, adherence to World Trade Organization rules against unilateral tariff barriers, easier cross-border payments, and growing risks of nuclear conflict. In his address, the Prime Minister welcomed the extended BRICS family and framed India's chairship around four core pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability. He emphasized that solutions developed within BRICS must be adaptable and accessible to the broader Global South, noting that the world expects concrete results as the bloc enters its third decade. Participating leaders acknowledged India's leadership in steering over 350 engagements across 30 cities, endorsing more than 50 deliverable outcomes spanning key sectors such as health, food security, energy, digital public infrastructure, and disaster resilience while reaffirming calls for global governance reform.