The bilateral talks came shortly after Modi announced that BRICS had adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 with full consensus among all 11 member states — a notable diplomatic achievement given sharply differing positions among countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE over the conflict in West Asia. Coming as BRICS marked its 20th anniversary, the declaration's adoption followed by the high-profile Modi-Xi meeting is being read in New Delhi as evidence that India's chairship succeeded in holding together an increasingly complex grouping.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. This is the first