BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Delhi decked up, security tightened

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Workers add flowers to a decoration at the entrance of the Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters

C entral Delhi has turned into a fortress, as the city prepares to host the BRICS Summit 2026 today (September 12, 2026), with 15,000 police personnel and 200 companies of paramilitary forces deployed to secure the dignitaries attending the summit and their movement through the city.

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Late into the night on Friday (September 11, 2026), world leaders continued to fly into the city. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held key bilateral meetings with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, as well as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian .

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All eyes will be on Mr. Modi’s meeting with the UAE Crown Prince on Saturday (September 12, 2026) morning, before the joint session. Diplomatic insiders say the decision by the UAE President to send his son, not a minister, is an indication of the importance of the Summit being hosted by India.

As New Delhi prepared to host the BRICS Summit of 11 emerging economies, negotiators were working late into the evening on Friday (September 11, 2026) to forge a consensus for the “Delhi Declaration”.

Diplomatic sources and officials said that all member countries had agreed to “almost all the text, with the exception of one paragraph”, indicating that the references to the war in Iran started by the U.S. and Israel, and Iran’s attacks on installations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other West Asian countries, had still not been resolved.

BRICS negotiators work late to achieve consensus on the 'Delhi Declaration' amid unresolved tensions over the Iran conflict.

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