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India should use BRICS to maximise the grouping’s potential without strengthening Beijing, with the New Development Bank offering a practical avenue for cooperation; strengthening the NDB through greater capital, membership and local-currency lending can make BRICS more relevant
Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief September 13, 2026 Asia Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 Key Facts The declaration. BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration on the opening day of their summit in India's capital, with Narendra Modi pressing for equal participation in global rule-making and Security Council reform. The reset. Modi and Xi Jinping used the summit to pursue a reset of India–China ties. The ferries. The Philippine ferry fire's toll rose to seventy-six dead with thirteen unaccounted for by Sunday. The capsize. A ferry capsized off Java in bad weather; CNA reports six dead and more than one hundred twenty missing. The rerouting. More South Korean semiconductors now reach American buyers through Southeast Asian plants than through China, a Bank of Korea report finds. The post Asia Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi for the final day of the summit amid divisions over the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
Prime Minister holds separate meetings with leaders from Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa and Burundi on a range of issues that, apart from defence and security cooperation, also include trade, technology and strategic partnerships
‘BRICS now must play a greater role in building a more balanced, inclusive and just international order,’ says the Iranian President
The bloc struggles to translate its economic weight into geopolitical sway. But there may be a silver lining to it.
The 11-nation bloc avoids condemning the US-Israel war on Iran, showing the divisions among the members.
The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorised by the UN, as the leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their position in global affairs seen as dominated by the West.
In the ‘New Delhi Declaration ’, the leaders also expressed concerns over the "growing risks of nuclear danger and conflict".
With the diplomatic hurdles cleared early in the evening, the BRICS cohort returned to the decked-out Bharat Mandapam at night for the gala dinner
The former J&K chief said the suffering of civilians in Pahalgam, Gaza or Iran cannot be viewed through different moral or political lenses; “civilian blood has no nationality, and international justice cannot have double standards,” she added
In their New Delhi Declaration, the leaders stressed the importance of strengthening health infrastructure and local production of medical products to enhance preparedness for future health emergencies and ensure timely, affordable and equitable access to healthcare services, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics
PM chairs BRICS summit, says grouping not “against anyone”; holds hour-long meet with Mr. Xi declaration calls for “maximum restraint” in war with no specific mention of strikes; rebukes Israel
The New Delhi Declaration 2026 highlights the immense opportunity that AI offers to stimulate economic growth and sustainable development for all
According to a Tamil Nadu government website, the historic shrine was under the care of a monk up to the 10th century A.D.
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who joined Russian, Iranian, Indian and other leaders in India's capital, told the summit that the Middle East war "does not serve the common interests of the international community". France 24's Andrew Hilliar tells us more.
Apart from talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Narendra Modi also held meetings with the Prime Ministers of Ethiopia, Vietnam and Malaysia on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement.
India is seeking to forge consensus among an expanded BRICS membership despite divergent positions on the Iran war, relations with the US and the bloc's role in the global order. Joining David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend is Bloomberg News Senior Reporter Dan Strumpf who explains that the summit is also highlighting a tentative India-China rapprochement, with President Xi Jinping visiting New Delhi and China Southern Airlines preparing to restore its Guangzhou-New Delhi service after a six-year suspension. (Source: Bloomberg)
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks bigger role for BRICS nations in setting global rules. (Source: Bloomberg)
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an overhaul of global governance.
On whether BRICS seeks to replace the U.S. dollar, the Brazilian envoy says the possible use of local currencies for settling part of bilateral trade is something many countries already do, and that governments do not tell companies which currency they must use
PM Modi greets leaders arriving in the main convention hall for the 18th BRICS Summit underway in New Delhi (Source: Bloomberg)
The Prime Minister called on the assembled leaders to come up with 10 proposals for global governance reform during the 18th BRICS Summit that began on Saturday in New Delhi
Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in New Delhi on Saturday for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts, as the bloc seeks a bigger role in shaping the global agenda for emerging and developing countries. Our correspondent Navodita Kumari tells us more.
President Putin arrived as talks among leaders of the BRICS diplomatic bloc began on Friday in India, amid global geopolitical turmoil, including the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.
PM Modi greets leaders arriving in the main convention hall for the 18th BRICS Summit underway in New Delhi (Source: Bloomberg)
Indian negotiators makes a breakthrough after opposing positions from Iran and UAE
The BRICS business forum kicked off in New Delhi on Friday, one day before India hosts the group’s annual summit. The focus of the forum was building more connected and resilient trade networks, with digital technology emerging as an important link between businesses.