Leaders at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026, adopted a joint document titled 'BRICS New Delhi Declaration: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.' The consensus declaration was presented and adopted at the summit hosted by India.

The New Delhi Declaration expresses 'deep concern' about the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East/West Asia and calls for exercising 'maximum restraint' to avoid actions that could further aggravate the situation.

The declaration condemns the imposition of 'unilateral coercive measures' — described in the text as unilateral economic sanctions and secondary sanctions — and says such measures have far‑reaching negative implications for human rights, development, health and food security. It calls for elimination of such measures when they are contrary to international law and the UN Charter.

BRICS leaders used the declaration to press for changes to global governance. The text reiterates support for reforming the United Nations, including the Security Council, and calls for reform of Bretton Woods institutions, specifically the IMF and World Bank, to increase representation for emerging and developing countries.

The declaration backs greater use of national and local currencies in BRICS trade and endorses exploration of interoperable cross‑border payment mechanisms. It acknowledges work by the BRICS Payment Task Force on settlement and investments in local currencies.

The New Delhi Declaration condemns the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and calls for zero tolerance towards state‑sponsored cross‑border terrorism.

The leaders' text adopted in New Delhi is a detailed, lengthy declaration; press materials report it as a 140‑point/paragraph document.