BRICS Summit 2026: India ensures consensus: BRICS nations to issue joint statement today

In a major diplomatic breakthrough a joint statement will be issued by the BRICS nations during the summit today. The summit officially began on Sep 12 at New Delhi's Bharat mandapam. Intensive negotiations continued until 4 AM aftre which concensus for NEw Delhi Declaration of BRICS was reached. The negotiations saw differences on several contentious issues. India led sustained consultations to bridge competing positions and build consensus among members.

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The breakthrough assumes particular significance given that Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are all part of the same forum, despite deep differences and competing positions on several regional and geopolitical issues. gainst the backdrop of ongoing conflicts and heightened tensions in West Asia, securing consensus among countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE presented a particularly complex diplomatic challenge. India’s diplomatic prowess ensured that these differences did not derail the BRICS process, paving the way for a consensus Joint Statement despite sharply divergent geopolitical positions among member countries.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed BRICS delegates including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladmir Putin to Bharat Mandapam - the venue for BRICS Summit 2026. Addressing the forum, PM Modi proposesed seafarers emergency support network. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s BRICS Summit should aim to turn the grouping’s voice into impact and privilege into partnership, calling for a collective response to global challenges. He also highlighted seafarers’ vital contribution and proposed a support group to provide medical assistance and distress alerts.