The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, was an extravaganza of sorts. The summit’s New Delhi Declaration has been widely hailed as a major achievement for reconciling the divergent views of the 11-member grouping. Its unanimous adoption is again a major achievement in a world often works at cross purposes. Achieving this consensus under India’s chairmanship, is an excellent example, at one level, of India’s standing within BRICS and its importance in the councils of the worldThe Declaration covered matters such as reform of global governance, trade, finance, energy, climate, technology, health and agriculture. The…