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BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration on energy security

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

BRICS members adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
The declaration urges restraint, protection of civilian infrastructure, and uninterrupted energy flows.
It identifies energy security as development’s foundation and calls for stable markets and protected critical infrastructure.
Members noted differing positions, with Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on opposite sides while China and India sought bridges.

History

Historical Context

After OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed the 1973 oil embargo, the United States and Japan pushed the newly formed International Energy Agency—founded in 1974 by fifteen nations with $1 billion capital—to coordinate supply. The BRICS New Delhi Declaration echoes that drive, as China, India and Russia seek joint safeguards amid current Saudi-UAE-Iran tensions.

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Story summary

BRICS members adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
The declaration urges restraint, protection of civilian infrastructure, and uninterrupted energy flows.
It identifies energy security as development’s foundation and calls for stable markets and protected critical infrastructure.
Members noted differing positions, with Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on opposite sides while China and India sought bridges.

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