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NEW DELHI DECLARATION: A Under the innovation pillar,
140-POINT BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
The ‘New Delhi Declaration,’ adopted at the 18th BRICS the BRICS Incubator Network
Summit—themed Building Resilience and Innovation will connect our startups and
for Cooperation and Sustainabilityt—encapsulates two incubators. We have also launched
decades of BRICS experience and the outcomes of over the BRICS MSME Cooperation
400 meetings held during India’s presidency. It is a com-
prehensive 140-paragraph document covering sectors Portal to link small enterprises
ranging from global governance reform to health, with knowledge, finance, and new
agriculture, technology, climate, and culture. A standout markets.
feature of the declaration was the member nations’ unity
regarding United Nations Security Council reform. China Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
and Russia reiterated their support for India and Brazil’s
aspirations to play a greater role in the UN, including as terror attack in Pahalgam, reaffirmed their commitment
permanent members of the Security Council. The decla- to combating terrorism in all its forms, and stressed that
ration emphasized that global institutions established in terrorism should not be linked to any religion, national-
the 20th century do not reflect current realities, making ity, or civilization. No double standards are acceptable
urgent reform essential for bodies like the International in the fight against terrorism. On the economic front,
Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the World the declaration welcomed the New Development Bank
Trade Organization (WTO). (NDB) entering its second ‘Golden Decade’ and noted
The declaration’s stance on terrorism was unequivo- its 11th annual meeting held in May 2026 in Moscow.
cal. Member nations strongly condemned the April 2025 The BRICS-NDB Knowledge Portal, developed under

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