BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Global leaders express concern about 'growing risks' of nuclear danger and conflict

As the 18th BRICS Summit entered its final day on September 13, 2026, Delhi Police released updated traffic advisories for the following day. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saw world leaders from India, Russia, China, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates adopt a consensus after reaching a compromise on language regarding the conflict in West Asia.

The summit took on heightened importance amid escalating geopolitical tensions from the Russia-Ukraine war, instability in West Asia, and the implementation of new U.S. tariff policies.

During the meeting, BRICS leaders expressed serious concern about the "deliberate attacks" on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities that are under the safeguard of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). They emphasized the importance of upholding nuclear safety and security, even in cases of armed conflicts.

In the "New Delhi Declaration" that emerged from the two-day summit, the leaders concurred that "we express serious concern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under full safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in violation of international law and relevant resolutions of the IAEA."

The declaration did not specifically name any countries, but highlighted the global leaders' apprehension about the "growing risks of nuclear danger and conflict."