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Building consensus: On the 18th BRICS Summit, the New Delhi Declaration

The 18th BRICS Summit (शिखर सम्मेलन, उच्चस्तरीय बैठक) pushed for (के लिए जोर देना, की मांग करना) changes in traditional power equations (पारंपरिक शक्ति-समीकरण)

Reaffirming the importance (महत्व) of reformed (सुधार किया हुआ, सुधारित) multilateralism in a world riven with unilateral actions by superpowers emerged as a binding (unifying, cohesive, central; mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, imperative) theme (विषय, मुख्य विचार) of the 18th BRICS Summit (an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or government of the member states (originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)) and the New Delhi Declaration. The Summit’s success could be measured (आकलन करना, मूल्यांकन करना) by three main parameters (मापदंड) — the participation (भागीदारी, सहभागिता) of members at the highest levels (उच्चतम स्तर पर), the importance given to intra-BRICS (within BRICS, inter-BRICS, internal to BRICS, among BRICS members) trade cooperation mechanisms and the consensus (आम सहमति, सर्वसम्मति) achieved by Indian negotiators in forging a joint statement in a time of war. The government should be commended for ensuring that Iran and the UAE, two rivals (प्रतिद्वंद्वी, विरोधी) in the West Asian conflict (संघर्ष, टकराव), used the occasion (a particular time or instance of an event; instance, time, moment, juncture) for their highest-level (involving the most senior or important people; top-tier, supreme, executive, premier) bilateral (involving two parties, usually countries; two-sided, mutual, joint, reciprocal) meeting since (from a time in the past until the time under consideration; from the time when, following, after, ever since) the war began. The New Delhi Declaration, which was issued (to formally release, publish, announce, broadcast) despite (in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of, in the face of) scepticism (doubt, disbelief, cynicism, suspicion) about all the differences (disagreement, divergence, variance, disparity, dispute, conflict, clash) within the grouping, presented the BRICS (an international cooperation forum of 11 full member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. It began as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), held its first summit on 16 June 2009, and expanded with South Africa in 2011, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE from 1 January 2024, and Indonesia in January 2025. It promotes political and diplomatic coordination and cooperation among emerging and developing countries, particularly on global governance and economic and development issues. BRICS has no permanent headquarters or permanent secretariat) as a formidable front in its 20th year. Among the BRICS members, the position (stance, viewpoint, perspective, attitude) of Saudi Arabia, which has yet to (still to, not yet, pending, bound to) formally (officially, legally, legitimately, properly) join the group, remains ambiguous (unclear, vague, equivocal, uncertain, debatable), as Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived after the main session (meeting, sitting) where the joint statement was adopted (to formally endorse, approve, embrace, accept) on Saturday. For the other members, however (nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, though), the consensus was clear on issues (matter, topic, subject, concern) of global importance (of worldwide significance, globally critical, of international concern). The declaration made a call for the reform of the Security Council and support for a greater role for Brazil and India while recommending new initiatives for global governance. It condemned western (relating to the countries of the West (Europe and North America); occidental, euro-american, transatlantic, westernized) sanctions (a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule, especially imposed by one country against another; penalty, punishment, embargo, restriction) and tariffs (a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports; tax, duty, toll, levy) and resolved (to decide firmly on a course of action; determine, decide, conclude, pledge) to improve intra-BRICS trade and transact (to conduct or carry out business or trade; conduct, negotiate, execute, perform) more in local currencies. It also condemned unilateral wars (one-sided war, unilateral military action, independent military intervention), without criticising (censure, denounce, condemn, reprove) any member. While the statement omitted (leave out, exclude, drop, overlook) references (mention, allusion, remark, citation, indication) to the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran, the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on its neighbours, especially the UAE, it is understood that this was due to a last-moment (last-minute, final-hour, eleventh-hour, late) compromise (agreement, understanding, settlement, accommodation) effected (to cause something to happen or to bring about; accomplish, achieve, execute, produce) between the two countries so as to (in order to do something; in order to, with the intention of, with the purpose of, intending to) forge the agreed text (approved declaration; consensus). It also took an exceptionally (unusually, extraordinarily, remarkably, uncommonly) strong position on Israel’s actions in Palestine and Lebanon.

India’s fourth BRICS chairship (the position or role of being a leader or chairperson; chairmanship, leadership, presidency, direction) has given ballast (stability, equilibrium, foundation, counterbalance, support, stabilising force, anchor, reinforcement) to its reputation (standing, stature, prestige, character) as a Global South (developing, emerging, or lower-income nations located largely in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; developing world, emerging nations) balancer with easy access (admission) to both sides of a divided (split, fragmented, disunited, polarized) world, while delivering (to provide something promised or expected; provide, supply, produce, yield) bilateral benefits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close attention (observation, heed, notice, consideration) to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian would have gone some way in assuaging (to make an unpleasant/hurt feeling less intense; alleviate, mitigate, soothe, relieve) hurt (pained, aggrieved, wounded, offended) feelings (emotion, sentiment), when New Delhi appeared (to give the impression of being; seem, look) to be tilting towards the U.S. and Israel in the war. Mr. Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping also afforded the two countries a chance to reaffirm their political will to normalise ties (bond, connection, link, relationship). And his meeting with important leaders from the ASEAN (an 11-member regional intergovernmental organisation established on August 8, 1967, to promote economic growth, social progress, and geopolitical stability in Southeast Asia. Founding Members (1967): Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Expanded Members: Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos (1997), Myanmar (1997), Cambodia (1999), and Timor-Leste (2025)) grouping and African nations paid much-needed (greatly required, necessary, or long overdue; long-awaited, essential, crucial, requisite) attention to India’s ties with them. This BRICS Summit will be remembered (recall, recollect, commemorate, recognize) for a moment of solidarity (unity, harmony, cohesion, fellowship) among countries that have many differences but are together (jointly, collectively, unitedly, mutually) in desiring (want, wish for, crave, long for) a shift (change, transition, realignment) in traditional power equations to one more (further) driven (propelled, motivated, influenced, guided) by their emerging economies (developing nation experiencing rapid economic growth and industrialization and expanding financial markets; developing nation, rising market, advancing economy).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.consensus (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आम सहमति, सर्वसम्मति
English Meaning - a general agreement among a group of people; agreement, harmony, concord, unanimity, concurrence.

2.summit (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शिखर सम्मेलन, उच्चस्तरीय बैठक
English Meaning - a highest-level meeting between heads of government; conference, meeting, convention, conclave.

3.push for (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - के लिए जोर देना, की मांग करना
English Meaning - to demand or request something firmly and repeatedly; demand, call for, campaign for, urge.

4.traditional power equations (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - पारंपरिक शक्ति-समीकरण
English Meaning - conventional balances of power or established hierarchies of dominance among countries; standard balances of power, conventional geopolitical dynamics, established hierarchies.

5.traditional (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पारंपरिक, प्रचलित
English Meaning - conventional, customary, established, longstanding.

6.power equation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शक्ति-समीकरण
English Meaning - the balance or distribution of power and influence among countries, groups or competing forces; power balance, balance of power, power structure, distribution of power.

7.importance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - महत्व
English Meaning - significance, relevance, weight, value.

8.reformed (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - सुधार किया हुआ, सुधारित
English Meaning - improved or changed, mended, restructured, modernized, overhauled.

9.theme (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विषय, मुख्य विचार
English Meaning - subject, topic, motif, essence.

10.measure (verb)

Hindi Meaning - आकलन करना, मूल्यांकन करना
English Meaning - evaluate, assess, gauge, determine.

11.parameter (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मापदंड
English Meaning - criterion, factor, benchmark.

12.participation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भागीदारी, सहभागिता
English Meaning - involvement, engagement, contribution, partaking.

13.at the highest levels (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - उच्चतम स्तर पर
English Meaning - involving the most senior or influential leaders or authorities; at the top tier, at the leadership level, among top officials, at the executive level.

14.rival (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिद्वंद्वी, विरोधी
English Meaning - competitor, opponent, adversary, antagonist.

15.conflict (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संघर्ष, टकराव
English Meaning - armed struggle; warfare, dispute, quarrel, confrontation, armed clash.

16.binding (adjective)

English Meaning - unifying, cohesive, central; mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, imperative.

17.BRICS Summit (noun)

English Meaning - an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or government of the member states (originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

18.BRICS (proper noun)

English Meaning - an international cooperation forum of 11 full member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. It began as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), held its first summit on 16 June 2009, and expanded with South Africa in 2011, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE from 1 January 2024, and Indonesia in January 2025. It promotes political and diplomatic coordination and cooperation among emerging and developing countries, particularly on global governance and economic and development issues. BRICS has no permanent headquarters or permanent secretariat.

19.binding theme (noun)

English Meaning - a central idea or principle; unifying theme, common thread, shared theme.

20.New Delhi Declaration, 2026 (noun)

English Meaning - it is the official joint consensus document unanimously adopted by the leaders of the BRICS member states on September 12, 2026, during the opening day of the two-day 18th BRICS Summit held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India. Functioning as a unified diplomatic and policy roadmap for the expanded bloc, the declaration was negotiated under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship under the formal theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”. The consensus marked a major diplomatic achievement, successfully bridging divergent positions among member states regarding global trade tensions and regional conflicts. The document solidifies collective action across three primary dimensions: political and security cooperation, economic and financial integration, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

21.intra- (prefix)

English Meaning - within a particular group or system; internal, inward, interior, inner.

22.intra-BRICS (adjective)

English Meaning - within BRICS, inter-BRICS, internal to BRICS, among BRICS members.

23.occasion (noun)

English Meaning - a particular time or instance of an event; instance, time, moment, juncture.

24.highest-level (adjective)

English Meaning - involving the most senior or important people; top-tier, supreme, executive, premier.

25.bilateral (adjective)

English Meaning - involving two parties, usually countries; two-sided, mutual, joint, reciprocal.

26.since (conjunction)

English Meaning - from a time in the past until the time under consideration; from the time when, following, after, ever since.

27.issue (verb)

English Meaning - to formally release, publish, announce, broadcast.

28.despite (preposition)

English Meaning - in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of, in the face of.

29.scepticism (noun)

English Meaning - doubt, disbelief, cynicism, suspicion.

30.difference (noun)

English Meaning - disagreement, divergence, variance, disparity, dispute, conflict, clash.

31.position (noun)

English Meaning - stance, viewpoint, perspective, attitude.

32.yet to (phrase)

English Meaning - still to, not yet, pending, bound to.

33.formally (adverb)

English Meaning - officially, legally, legitimately, properly.

34.ambiguous (adjective)

English Meaning - unclear, vague, equivocal, uncertain, debatable.

35.session (noun)

English Meaning - meeting, sitting.

36.adopt (verb)

English Meaning - to formally endorse, approve, embrace, accept.

37.however (adverb)

English Meaning - nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, though.

38.issue (noun)

English Meaning - matter, topic, subject, concern.

39.of global importance (phrase)

English Meaning - of worldwide significance, globally critical, of international concern.

40.make a call (phrase)

English Meaning - to demand or request that something happen; demand, appeal for, urge, request.

41.western (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to the countries of the West (Europe and North America); occidental, euro-american, transatlantic, westernized.

42.sanction (noun)

English Meaning - a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule, especially imposed by one country against another; penalty, punishment, embargo, restriction.

43.western sanction (noun)

English Meaning - a restrictive economic, financial or political measure imposed by a Western country or group of countries; punitive measure, economic restriction, penalty, embargo.

44.tariff (noun)

English Meaning - a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports; tax, duty, toll, levy.

45.resolve (verb)

English Meaning - to decide firmly on a course of action; determine, decide, conclude, pledge.

46.transact (verb)

English Meaning - to conduct or carry out business or trade; conduct, negotiate, execute, perform.

47.unilateral war (noun)

English Meaning - one-sided war, unilateral military action, independent military intervention.

48.criticise (verb)

English Meaning - censure, denounce, condemn, reprove.

49.omit (verb)

English Meaning - leave out, exclude, drop, overlook.

50.reference (noun)

English Meaning - mention, allusion, remark, citation, indication.

51.last-moment (adjective)

English Meaning - last-minute, final-hour, eleventh-hour, late.

52.compromise (noun)

English Meaning - agreement, understanding, settlement, accommodation.

53.effect (verb)

English Meaning - to cause something to happen or to bring about; accomplish, achieve, execute, produce.

54.so as to (phrase)

English Meaning - in order to do something; in order to, with the intention of, with the purpose of, intending to.

55.agreed text (noun)

English Meaning - approved declaration; consensus.

56.exceptionally (adverb)

English Meaning - unusually, extraordinarily, remarkably, uncommonly.

57.chairship (noun)

English Meaning - the position or role of being a leader or chairperson; chairmanship, leadership, presidency, direction.

58.ballast (noun)

English Meaning - stability, equilibrium, foundation, counterbalance, support, stabilising force, anchor, reinforcement.

59.reputation (noun)

English Meaning - standing, stature, prestige, character.

60.Global South (noun)

English Meaning - developing, emerging, or lower-income nations located largely in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; developing world, emerging nations.

61.Global South balancer (noun)

English Meaning - counterweight, balancing power, neutral force, equilibrium-holder; mediator, stabilizer, equalizer, anchor.

62.access (noun)

English Meaning - admission.

63.divided (adjective)

English Meaning - split, fragmented, disunited, polarized.

64.deliver (verb)

English Meaning - to provide something promised or expected; provide, supply, produce, yield.

65.attention (noun)

English Meaning - observation, heed, notice, consideration.

66.go some way (phrase)

English Meaning - to contribute significantly towards achieving a particular outcome; help, contribute to, facilitate, assist in.

67.assuage (verb)

English Meaning - to make an unpleasant/hurt feeling less intense; alleviate, mitigate, soothe, relieve.

68.hurt (adjective)

English Meaning - pained, aggrieved, wounded, offended.

69.feeling (noun)

English Meaning - emotion, sentiment.

70.appear (verb)

English Meaning - to give the impression of being; seem, look.

71.tie (noun)

English Meaning - bond, connection, link, relationship.

72.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (noun)

English Meaning - an 11-member regional intergovernmental organisation established on August 8, 1967, to promote economic growth, social progress, and geopolitical stability in Southeast Asia. Founding Members (1967): Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Expanded Members: Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos (1997), Myanmar (1997), Cambodia (1999), and Timor-Leste (2025).

73.pay attention to (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - give careful thought or consideration to something; attend to, focus on, heed, concentrate on.

74.much-needed (adjective)

English Meaning - greatly required, necessary, or long overdue; long-awaited, essential, crucial, requisite.

75.remember (verb)

English Meaning - recall, recollect, commemorate, recognize.

76.solidarity (noun)

English Meaning - unity, harmony, cohesion, fellowship.

77.together (adverb)

English Meaning - jointly, collectively, unitedly, mutually.

78.desire (verb)

English Meaning - want, wish for, crave, long for.

79.shift (noun)

English Meaning - change, transition, realignment.

80.one more (phrase)

English Meaning - further.

81.driven (adjective)

English Meaning - propelled, motivated, influenced, guided.

82.emerging economy (noun)

English Meaning - developing nation experiencing rapid economic growth and industrialization and expanding financial markets; developing nation, rising market, advancing economy.