BRICS negotiators work late into evening to find consensus for ‘Delhi Declaration’
Negotiators at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi are struggling to finalize the 'Delhi Declaration' due to disagreements over language regarding the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the U.S., and the UAE. Member nations are divided on how to address these regional tensions in the joint statement.
Why it matters
The inability to reach a consensus reflects the geopolitical challenges facing the expanded BRICS bloc as it attempts to maintain unity amidst member-state conflicts.
As New Delhi prepared to host the BRICS Summit of 11 emerging economies, negotiators were working late into the evening on Friday (September 11, 2026) to forge a consensus for the “Delhi Declaration”.
Diplomatic sources and officials said that all member countries had agreed to “almost all the text, with the exception of one paragraph”, indicating that the references to the war in Iran started by the U.S. and Israel, and Iran’s attacks on installations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other West Asian countries, had still not been resolved.
BRICS Summit 2026 updates on September 11
Both Iran and the UAE are members of the BRICS grouping and were inducted in 2024. Their tensions have held up a joint statement at all BRICS ministerial meetings this year, and at the crucial meeting of Foreign Ministers in mid-May, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar issued a “Chair’s Summary” instead.
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