Inside the 2026 BRICS Summit: What Actually Happened in New Delhi
The 18th BRICS Summit wrapped up in New Delhi on September 13, 2026, and if you only skimmed the headlines, you probably missed how much actually got negotiated behind closed doors. India hosted the two-day meeting at Bharat Mandapam, the convention center at Pragati Maidan that's become the country's go-to venue for events of this scale, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the moment to mark his fourth turn chairing the bloc. Here's a rundown of what happened, who showed up, and what actually got agreed on — without the usual copy-paste errors that tend to circulate around these events. Who Was Actually There BRICS isn't the five-country club it used to be. It now has 11 full members — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, plus Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Indonesia — and the guest list in Delhi reflected that expansion. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping both attended in person, as expected. South Afric...