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BRICS leaders have backed stronger cooperation on tuberculosis, obesity, mental health and other non-communicable diseases, while also supporting resilient health systems, disease surveillance and wider access to medicines and vaccines.
The New Delhi Declaration backs more interoperable payment systems and voluntary use of national currencies while calling for diversified critical-mineral supply chains, as India’s expanding semiconductor ecosystem highlights the commercial stakes behind the resilience agenda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned BRICS leaders that the “weaponisation of technology and critical minerals” could obstruct shared development, as the New Delhi Declaration backed resilient supply chains and wider technology cooperation.
The 18th BRICS Summit concluded in New Delhi with leaders adopting the New Delhi Declaration by consensus, as India handed the chairship to China for 2027.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is the diplomatic highlight of BRICS Day 1, while member states have reached consensus on a leaders’ declaration after difficult negotiations over West Asia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit, his first visit to India in nearly seven years, with bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for Saturday evening.
India and China held their first senior commander-level flag talks in the Arunachal sector ahead of the BRICS Summit, as Xi Jinping’s expected India visit draws attention.
