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BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration, urges restraint in West Asia

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC · How we work

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BRICS Adopt Declaration

BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
Left-leaning coverage highlighted calls for universal condemnation of civilian attacks and condemned selective outrage.
The declaration urged maximum restraint in the West Asia war.
It voiced concern over attacks on civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities.
Mehbooba Mufti criticized India’s chairmanship for not universally condemning civilian suffering in Gaza and Iran.

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Modi Calls Reform

BRICS member states adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the current global system a ‘pyramid of privilege’ and urged reforms to boost Global South influence.
The declaration condemned the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, rejected double standards in counter-terrorism, and urged rapid adoption of the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.

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BRICS Adopt

BRICS adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
The declaration followed marathon talks that settled sharp Iran-UAE differences over the West Asia war.
It condemned the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam attack and warned nuclear site attacks breach law.
The text condemned unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures, urging elimination under World Trade Organization rules.

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Mehbooba Mufti said India’s BRICS chairmanship failed to issue a universal condemnation of civilian suffering in Gaza and Iran.
Within this story's sources, this significant criticism appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning and Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

After BRICS leaders agreed to a multilateral development bank at the 2013 Durban summit and signed the agreement on 15 July 2014, the New Development Bank launched with $50 billion of subscribed capital and headquarters in Shanghai. Its equal voting structure and later admission of Bangladesh, UAE and Uruguay illustrate a growing South-South financing network that challenges traditional Western-led institutions.

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BRICS Adopt Declaration

BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
Left-leaning coverage highlighted calls for universal condemnation of civilian attacks and condemned selective outrage.
The declaration urged maximum restraint in the West Asia war.
It voiced concern over attacks on civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities.
Mehbooba Mufti criticized India’s chairmanship for not universally condemning civilian suffering in Gaza and Iran.

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