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Modi Unveils BRICS Logistics and Digital Agriculture Initiatives in Delhi

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
Modi warned that weaponised technology and critical minerals could hinder time-bound implementation of summit outcomes.
He unveiled the Logistic Supply Chain Cooperation Framework, Incubator Network, Startup Innovation Fund and Digital Agriculture Network.
Modi held bilateral talks with leaders from South Africa, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Egypt, Burundi, Uganda and Nigeria.

History

Historical Context

Primakov first voiced a BRIC coalition in 1998, leading to a foreign-minister meeting in New York in 2006. The four heads of Brazil, Russia, India and China met on 16 June 2009 in Yekaterinburg; South Africa joined in December 2010, creating BRICS and approving a $100 billion New Development Bank. Modi’s 2026 New Delhi summit now revives that agenda with technology-focused supply-chain cooperation.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
Modi warned that weaponised technology and critical minerals could hinder time-bound implementation of summit outcomes.
He unveiled the Logistic Supply Chain Cooperation Framework, Incubator Network, Startup Innovation Fund and Digital Agriculture Network.
Modi held bilateral talks with leaders from South Africa, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Egypt, Burundi, Uganda and Nigeria.

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