India, Sept. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi on Saturday, hours after BRICS member nations unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026, with both leaders striking a notably warm tone as they looked to build on the momentum of India's chairship of the bloc.

BRICS Summit 2026 Live Latest News: What Happened Before The Modi-Xi Meeting?

The bilateral talks came shortly after Modi announced that BRICS had adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026 with full consensus among all 11 member states, a significant diplomatic achievement given the sharply differing positions held by countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the ongoing conflict in...