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BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: After New Delhi declaration, BRICS leaders to hold open session on Day 2
Sep 13, 2026, 07:34:08 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: On Sunday, the BRICS programme will begin at 9:55 am with the arrival of leaders of BRICS partner countries and outreach invitees at Bharat Mandapam.

Key Events

• 14 Sec agoClimate, technology and development in the New Delhi Declaration
• 1 Mins agoMahua Moitra pokes fun at vegetarian menu, suggests Karim’s kebabs
• 9 Mins agoIndia’s BRICS Risk Lab proposal
• 14 Mins agoKiren Rijiju shares video of bus full of ministers going to BRICS banquet
• 24 Mins agoNew Delhi Declaration on Pahalgam terror attack
• 27 Mins agoMembers strongly oppose unilateral tariffs
• 28 Mins agoBRICS calls for 2-state solution for Palestine

The Brics Summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13.

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: The New Delhi Declaration 2026 was adopted unanimously at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday. Titled “New Delhi Declaration — Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” it is a 140-point document covering global governance, conflicts, terrorism, trade, climate, health, technology and development.

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The Summit is being held in New Delhi. It has brought together leaders of the expanded grouping, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

BRICS has 11 full members — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Together, they account for about 49.5% of the world's population and 40% of global GDP, according to India.

BRICS 2026: What happened so far

• Summit in Delhi: The 18th BRICS Summit began on September 12.
• Modi-Xi meeting: Modi and Xi held talks on the sidelines, focusing on border peace, trade, business ties and reducing trade imbalances. Xi's Delhi visit was his first to India in seven years.
• Modi-Putin talks: Modi and Putin discussed bilateral ties, trade, energy and wider geopolitical developments.
• New Delhi Declaration: BRICS adopted a joint declaration, stressing cooperation on global governance, trade, technology, climate, energy and development.
• Pahalgam attack: The declaration condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and repeated BRICS' opposition to terrorism and terror financing.
• West Asia: BRICS called for dialogue, diplomacy and restraint to resolve conflicts in West Asia, while backing a ceasefire and a political solution.
• No common BRICS currency: The summit did not announce a BRICS currency. Instead, members backed greater use of national currencies and improved cross-border payment systems.
• AI and Global South: The declaration called for more inclusive and accessible AI and spotlighted the need for greater representation of developing countries in global institutions.
• UN reforms: India again pushed for reform of the UN Security Council and greater representation for the Global South.

Traffic restrictions in Delhi for Day 2

• Traffic restrictions in controlled areas from 8 am to 8 pm due to leaders’ movement.
• India-Afghanistan T20: Restrictions around Arun Jaitley Stadium from 2 pm to 11:45 pm.
• Avoid: JLN Marg, Ashaf Ali Road, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and DDU Marg during match hours.
• Goods vehicles: Restricted on key stretches of these roads.
• Parking: Mata Sundari Road, Rajghat Power House Road and Velodrome Road.
• Cab points: Gate 2 near MAMC and Rajghat Chowk.
• No parking: B.S. Zafar Marg, DDU Marg, Mirdard Chowk, JLN Marg and Ring Road near Rajghat-ITO Flyover.
• Advice: Use the Metro, check updates, take alternate routes and allow extra travel time. Violating vehicles may be towed and prosecuted.

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Sep 13, 2026, 07:34:07 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: Climate, technology and development in the New Delhi Declaration

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: The document covers sustainable development, renewable energy, climate action, digital technologies, artificial intelligence, health and food security. It highlights cooperation in areas such as space, including the BRICS Remote Sensing Satellite Constellation and discussions on establishing a BRICS Space Council.

Sep 13, 2026, 07:32:42 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: Mahua Moitra pokes fun at vegetarian menu, suggests Karim’s kebabs

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra took a dig at the vegetarian menu served to visiting BRICS leaders, suggesting they skip it and ask security personnel to bring kebabs from Kolkata’s Karim’s.

On X, Moitra wrote, “Would I be a bad MP if I advised the visiting BRICS leaders to give this menu a miss & get security to nip down to the nearest Karims & bring back some Burrab Kababs…”

Sep 13, 2026, 07:25:04 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: India’s BRICS Risk Lab proposal

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: BRICS members reportedly showed interest in further discussions on India’s proposal to establish a BRICS Risk Lab at the GIFT City International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat.

The proposed facility would focus on strengthening the reinsurance capacity of member countries.

Sep 13, 2026, 07:20:04 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: Kiren Rijiju shares video of bus full of ministers going to BRICS banquet

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: BJP MP Kiren Rijiju wrote on X, "India is proud to host #BRICS Summit. Along with Union Ministers & Chief Ministers, joined the banquet hosted by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji for India's most honored guests with pure Indian hospitality."

Sep 13, 2026, 07:09:38 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: New Delhi Declaration on Pahalgam terror attack

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: The declaration strongly condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 people were killed.

BRICS reiterated its zero-tolerance approach to terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, terror financing and safe havens, and called for those responsible and their sponsors to face justice.

Sep 13, 2026, 07:06:49 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: Members strongly oppose unilateral tariffs

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: BRICS expressed concern over the rise in unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures, warning that they could distort trade, disrupt supply chains and disproportionately affect developing economies.

The grouping also opposed protectionist measures imposed in the name of environmental objectives.

Sep 13, 2026, 07:06:08 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: BRICS calls for 2-state solution for Palestine

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: BRICS reaffirmed support for a lasting two-state solution to the ongoing Israeli war on Palestine. The grouping backed Palestine’s full UN membership and called for stronger international support for Palestinian rights.

The declaration said the goal was to create “the vision of two States living side by side, in peace and security.”

Sep 13, 2026, 06:28:22 IST

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: What’s on the agenda for September 13

BRICS 2026 LIVE updates: The Sunday BRICS programme will begin at 9:55 am with the arrival of leaders of BRICS partner countries and outreach invitees at Bharat Mandapam.

This will be followed by the family photo at 10:35 am. At 10:50 am, leaders will attend the open session on “Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth” at the Summit Hall.