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Modi Pledges Reformed Multilateralism as India Hosts BRICS Ministerial Summit and Maps a 2026 Roadmap
Politics
Published on 15 May 2026
Modi says India’s BRICS year targets a more inclusive order
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met BRICS foreign ministers and heads of delegation at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, presenting India’s 2026 chairmanship as a driver for “reformed” and more effective multilateralism. He said BRICS will advance sustainable development, strengthen economic resilience, and amplify Global South priorities. India, which took over the chair from Brazil on January 1, hosted earlier BRICS presidencies in 2012, 2016, and 2021. The two-day ministerial summit aims to set the roadmap leading to the Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi.
- Modi met BRICS ministers at Bharat Mandapam to set the 2026 direction
- India assumed BRICS chairmanship on January 1 from Brazil
- The summit runs May 14–15 and sets a strategic roadmap for leaders
- Jaishankar urged a more effective response to energy, food, fertilizer and health security
- He called for unimpeded safe maritime flows and reliable, diversified supply chains
- Agenda includes reforming multilateralism and UN Security Council categories
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