Event
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration on the first day of their two-day summit, calling for restraint in the Middle East and opposing unilateral tariffs and sanctions. The statement avoided naming the United States, Israel, Iran or Ukraine, while expressing stronger support for Palestine.
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The New Delhi Declaration calls for restraint, opposes unilateral tariffs and sanctions, and adopts stronger language on Palestine without naming states involved in the conflicts.
Background
BRICS began in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India and China and has expanded to 11 members, including Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. The grouping represents nearly half the world’s population and about 40 per cent of global GDP, according to the source. Its members seek greater influence for developing economies and reforms to institutions including the World Bank, IMF and WTO. Differences between members, including Iran and the UAE, have made consensus on conflicts and concrete action difficult.
BRICS began in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India and China and has expanded to 11 members, including Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. The grouping represents nearly half the world’s population and about 40 per cent of global GDP, according to the source. Its members seek
Fact cards
Key entities: BRICS, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin.
What did the BRICS declaration say about the Middle East? It called for maximum restraint and criticised attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities without naming those responsible. Did BRICS name the US, Israel, Iran or Ukraine? No. The declaration avoide
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2006: BRICS was established by Brazil, Russia, India and China. 2026-09-13: Leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration on the first day of the two-day summit. 2026-09-13: The declaration called for maximum restraint in the Middle East, opposed attacks on civilian infrastructure an
Timeline
BRICS was established by Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration on the first day of the two-day summit.
The declaration called for maximum restraint in the Middle East, opposed attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities, and avoided assigning blame.
Leaders opposed unilateral tariffs and non-tariff measures, as well as sanctions not authorised by the UN Security Council.
The declaration expressed support for Palestine, humanitarian access, UNRWA, a two-state solution and Palestine’s full UN membership.
FAQ
It called for maximum restraint and criticised attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities without naming those responsible.
No. The declaration avoided naming those countries.
It opposed forced displacement, supported humanitarian access and UNRWA, and backed a two-state solution and Palestine’s full UN membership.
The available material does not indicate that it produced a binding peace initiative.
India presented the grouping as not being directed against the West.
An expanded grouping of countries focused on political and economic cooperation.
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian and representatives from other member states are attending.
Conflicts, tariffs, trade, energy security, payment channels and artificial intelligence.
The available material does not confirm whether leaders will issue one.