India hosted the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, bringing together leaders of the 11-member grouping including China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss trade, investment, energy, and food security amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Leaders sought to hedge against US dollar dominance through renewed economic cooperation.
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India is hosting the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, bringing together leaders of the expanded 11-member grouping as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, energy-security concerns and trade tensions test cooperation. President Vladimir Putin, President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among the leaders attending. India is seeking to keep the bloc focused on
India opened the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12, bringing together leaders of the expanded 11-member grouping for talks on trade, investment, energy and food security, supply chains, technology and reform of global institutions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Wars in Ukr
India is hosting the BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi over the weekend, bringing together leaders from major emerging economies. Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin is in Mumbai with a preview of what to expect. (Source: Bloomberg)
The 11-member BRICS grouping opened a two-day summit in New Delhi on Sept. 12, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trade, investment, energy and food security, supply chains, technology and reform of global institutions are on the agenda [abcnews.com#1][rfi.fr#1][aljazeera.com#1][aljazeera.com#2]. The summit brings together Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir
Chinese President Xi Jinping joined the leaders of Russia, Iran, India and other BRICS nations in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking common ground on the Middle East war as deep divisions test the 11-member bloc. Xi told the summit that the Middle East war "does not serve the common interests of the international community", according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
BRICS leaders opened a two-day summit in New Delhi on Sept. 12, with the war between the United States and Iran, the Russia-Ukraine war, energy security, trade disruptions and inflation at the center of discussions. The expanded 11-member grouping includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia was also listed among t
BRICS leaders met in New Delhi on Sept. 12-13 for the 18th summit, with the U.S.-Iran war, the wider Middle East conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war, energy security, trade disruption and inflation among the central issues. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and representatives of the expanded
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on September 12, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit. The leaders reviewed the India-UAE relationship, cooperation under their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and ways to deepen economic integration [timesofoman.com#1][thenationalnews.com#1
India is seeking to forge consensus among an expanded BRICS membership despite divergent positions on the Iran war, relations with the US and the bloc's role in the global order. Joining David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend is Bloomberg News Senior Reporter Dan Strumpf who explains that the summit is also highlighting a tentative India-China rapprochement, with President Xi J
President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that as the world’s most populous nations and key members of the Global South, China and India bore “significant responsibilities” in an international landscape “fraught with turbulence and change”. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Brics summit in New Delhi, where trade, investment, the long-running border dispute
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration in New Delhi on Sept. 12, calling for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East, dialogue and diplomacy, and avoidance of actions that could worsen the conflict [geo.tv#1][france24.com#1][yomiuri.co.jp#1]. The declaration also condemned deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under International Atomic Energy Agency
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to help Brics countries develop and apply open-source large language models and build smart manufacturing factories. Speaking at the second day of the Brics summit in New Delhi, he identified these as two key initiatives to promote economic growth and technological development in the Global South. Xi also said Beijing would offer to train young talent
BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing "inclusive global growth", after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for "cooperation" within the bloc, which he has said represents "50 percent of the world's population, 40 percent of global GDP and more than 25 perce
BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at their Sept. 12-13 summit in New Delhi, calling for greater representation for developing countries in global institutions, opposition to unilateral sanctions and trade-restrictive measures, and stronger multilateral cooperation [sanews.gov.za#1][bursa.ro#2][euronews.com#1]. The 11-member grouping also urged maximum restraint and dialogue over the
The Brics Summit 2026 took place in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, showcasing previously unseen moments of camaraderie among global leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in meaningful discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. The event underscored India's leadership in addressing international co
The family photograph did the political work the summit’s final declaration could not. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood shoulder to shoulder as the Brics summit closed in New Delhi on Sunday – a single frame capturing an 11-nation bloc that now spans four continents and nearly half the wor
Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, says Saudi Arabia made a “grave miscalculation” in confronting the Houthis and now finds itself in an “extraordinarily strategically vulnerable position.” Cook says the situation gives Iran another source of leverage, raises questions about US reliability as a regional security partner, and could con