BRICS has backed fairer and more resilient critical mineral supply chains while reaffirming the peaceful use of outer space, signalling a broader push for resource security, technological cooperation and sustainable development across the Global South
The Ramanathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu formed the visual backdrop as Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit, putting Tamil religious, architectural and civilisational heritage at the centre of a high-profile diplomatic setting.
New Delhi avoided naming countries or assigning blame on the most divisive issues, using carefully negotiated language to secure consensus among Iran, UAE, Russia, China and other members.
As BRICS enters its third decade, China sees technology, climate change and a greater voice for the Global South shaping its next phase.
From demanding representation within the existing order to helping shape the rules of the next one, the New Delhi Declaration may mark an important step in that transition
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has urged frontier AI companies to slow the pace of capabilities development, warning that rapid advances could outpace safety measures, with OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk backing his call.
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th Summit, backing India for UN reform and endorsing initiatives on risk, and AI.
Congress leader Salman Khurshid praised the BRICS New Delhi Declaration 2026 for achieving consensus on terrorism, Gaza, and unilateral sanctions despite geopolitical rifts.
The BJP and Congress sparred over the 18th BRICS New Delhi Declaration, with the ruling party hailing a diplomatic win and the opposition criticising summit optics.
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US President Donald Trump expressed support for Irish reunification during his visit to Ireland, saying it would be “fantastic” and that “it may as well happen now”, wading into one of the island's most sensitive constitutional questions.
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India and Afghanistan begin their T20I Friendship Series in Delhi, with captains Shreyas Iyer and Ibrahim Zadran facing a crucial opportunity to strengthen their teams.
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The Election Commission of India heard rival TMC factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee over the party symbol ahead of Bengal assembly bypolls.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the BRICS gala dinner hosted by PM Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, reportedly retiring to his hotel to rest.
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NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, with directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor using their acceptance speech to address the film's allegations about Israel's war in Gaza and the response to their documentary.
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A Mumbai-based Air India captain was found dead during a layover in a luxury hotel room in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj. Police have initiated an inquest.
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The Election Commission of India heard rival TMC factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee over the party symbol ahead of Bengal assembly bypolls.
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SubscribeClimate change is making the Himalayas even more vulnerable. Glaciers are melting twice as quickly as in 2000.Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat and altering snow and ice conditions, increasing the potential for landslides, avalanches and glacial floods. But there is another reason for the degradation of the Himalayas. China. Our northern neighbour's insatiable hunger to build humongous infrastructure on ecologically fragile systems has caused harm to the subcontinent as well as the larger Southeast Asia region. The calamity in Nepal offers a stark warning of the risks of China's large, opaque projects, delayed information and environmental disruption. The country is putting millions of lives and billions of dollars of economic activity in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar at stake.
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SubscribeMore than five crore Indians use cannabis and opioids—roughly the population of Spain. Drugs are no longer confined to the margins of society. They are moving from affluent neighbourhoods to small towns and villages, feeding a rapidly expanding illicit market that is becoming more organised, more sophisticated and harder for law enforcement to contain. India’s geography makes the crisis even more dangerous. Wedged between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east, the country sits between two of the world’s major narcotics hubs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech underlined the urgency of the challenge.The stakes could hardly be higher. Nearly one crore young Indians are estimated to be addicted to synthetic drugs, at a time when 27 per cent of the country’s population is aged 15-29. Every addiction carries a cost, not just to families, but to productivity, healthcare, the criminal-justice system and national security. India’s drug problem is a crisis capable of eating into the country’s demographic dividend and undermining its economic ambitions. In this issue of Outlook, we travelled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana to understand how deep the crisis runs, and to tell the stories of people whose lives have been shattered by drugs.
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SubscribeIs India an ancient civilisation or a modern nation-state? Does it share a collective history, or has a collective identity been imposed upon a country of many histories, faiths and cultures? Does India need a Uniform Civil Code, or is its pursuit an ideological project? These are not merely arguments about India’s past. They are choices about its future. India has been shaped by competing ideas—civilisation and constitutionalism, faith and secularism, individual liberty and collective identity, revolution and reform. At every turn, different choices have offered different destinations. In this Independence Day Special, Outlook brings together India’s leading thinkers, politicians, economists and bureaucrats to confront the fundamental questions before the republic: What is India? Who defines it? And what should it become? Many ideas made India. Many paths lie ahead. The choice belongs to its people.
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