# India uses New Delhi BRICS summit to push UN Security Council reform and new follow‑up mechanism

*Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-09-12T10:07:10.457Z (2h ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Global
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: At the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for a “continuity mechanism” to track decisions and pressing for UN Security Council reform as leaders and delegations from China, Russia, Iran, Egypt, South Africa, the UAE and Ethiopia arrive.

India is using the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi to argue for changes in global governance and for stronger follow‑through on the bloc’s own decisions.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened his speech by marking the group’s 20th anniversary and then proposed a BRICS “continuity mechanism” to follow up on decisions taken at the summit. He also urged BRICS countries to develop ten initiatives aimed at reforming the international governance system, telling them that reform of the UN Security Council can “no longer be postponed,” according to Sputnik Africa.

The summit is drawing a heavy lineup. Reports and broadcasts from Sputnik Africa and teleSUR English show Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in New Delhi for the opening, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and delegations from the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia. An Emirati delegation was welcomed by Modi on arrival, and he also greeted Putin at the opening.

For India, this is a chance to press its case that bodies such as the UN Security Council need to change to reflect current power balances, and to argue that BRICS decisions should be carried forward more consistently between summits.

What to watch now is whether leaders back Modi’s proposed continuity mechanism in official documents, and how strongly the final statements push for Security Council reform beyond general language. Any concrete commitments on how BRICS will organise follow‑up work or coordinate positions in other forums will show whether the summit produces more than symbolic arrivals and speeches.