New Delhi Declaration: How India built consensus among divided nations | 140-point pact decoded

The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi ended with an ambitious 140-point New Delhi Declaration, adopted despite deep differences among its 11 members. From the inclusion of the Pahalgam terror attack and the West Asia crisis to trade barriers, local-currency settlements, AI, critical supply chains and global governance reform, the declaration addresses some of the biggest challenges facing the world today. But the bigger story may be India’s role in building consensus among countries with sharply divergent interests. What does the New Delhi Summit tell us about the emerging voice of the Global South, and what does the Delhi Declaration say? Explained.