14/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Sunday that the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals could hinder shared prosperity, urging BRICS to rise through cooperation even as its leaders unveiled mega plans, including an open-source AI ecosystem to assist the Global South.
In his address at the concluding session of the BRICS summit hosted by India, the prime minister flagged concerns over growing global conflicts and called on the member nations to work together to protect ordinary citizens from their fallout and strengthen collective resilience against future challenges.
The annual summit of BRICS, a grouping of 11 major emerging economies representing around 49.5 per cent of the world’s population and 40 per cent of global GDP, concluded with key outcomes in logistics supply chains, startups and infectious disease control, with its member nations calling for a better global governance and trading architecture to navigate current challenges.
The summit, held in the backdrop of a fractious geopolitical and geo-economic environment, was seen as successful with India pulling off a diplomatic victory by managing to produce a consensus joint declaration after overcoming sharp differences between the United Arab Emirates and Tehran regarding the West Asia conflict.
In his remarks, Modi said that developing nations in the Global South increasingly trust BRICS because their voices are heard, their experiences are valued and solutions are created in partnership with them rather than imposed on them.
