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PM Modi Highlights BRICS as Innovation and Trade Powerhouses Amid Global Uncertainties

Modi said BRICS should turn unity into concrete results and proposed a 10-point reform roadmap, with 40% of global GDP now in the bloc.

  • On Saturday, September 12, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, urging members to transform the "pyramid of privilege" into a "platform of partnership" for global governance reform.
  • Modi highlighted the bloc's growing economic might, noting BRICS' combined GDP has expanded nearly four-and-a-half-fold over recent years compared with around two-and-a-half-fold global growth, while the grouping represents 50% of the world's population.
  • New cooperation networks include the BRICS Incubator Network, BRICS MSME Portal, and BRICS Startup Innovation Fund, which Modi said would facilitate 100 startups entering member markets annually while addressing the bloc's 10 biggest trade barriers.
  • Highlighting maritime security risks, Modi advocated for a "Seafarers' Emergency Support Network" to assist sailors with distress alerts, medical aid, and family notifications, noting that "global trade progress is possible only when sea lanes are secure."
  • To maintain institutional momentum, Modi proposed a "Troika" arrangement to track implementation of initiatives, calling for a new, ambitious 20-year agenda to translate BRICS consensus into tangible global outcomes despite annual presidency rotation.
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The summit held this weekend in New Delhi by the BRICS, the powers of the Global South, not only brings together the rivals of the West, such as China, but also its enemies, such as Russia and Iran. This heterogeneous group, which also includes Brazil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other emerging nations, also suffers its internal disputes, but all of them set aside to present themselves as an alternative to the United…

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The Arabian Stories News broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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