BRICS Summit 2026: PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, agreeing that India and China should be partners and pushing border peace and a fair, mutually acceptable resolution; leaders also adopted the New Delhi Declaration, calling for UN Security Council reform, smoother global trade, counter-terrorism, energy security, and stronger supply-chain resilience. Diplomacy & Global South: India’s chairship pitch—“wider in reach, stronger in purpose”—drove consensus on inclusive governance and people-to-people ties, with multiple leaders hailing the declaration as a major boost for the Global South. Delhi Security & Traffic: Delhi turned into a fortress for BRICS, with multi-layer protection around VVIP movements and advisories affecting city traffic. Finance Tech: SEBI and RBI launched “Demat 2.0,” a pilot to issue and settle corporate bonds as digital tokens within regulated markets. Local Governance: MCD intensified demolition across Delhi, sealing and removing illegal structures ahead of summit-related scrutiny. Sports (India-Affiliated): India A lost to Australia A in a women’s unofficial T20I opener as Tess Flintoff took 4 wickets; in cricket, India’s BRICS-linked schedule also saw focus on upcoming India-Afghanistan matches.