BRICS explicit support for India's UNSC permanent membership

The 2026 New Delhi Declaration (140-point document adopted Sep 12, 2026) included all 11 BRICS members — including China and Russia, who hold UN Security Council veto power — explicitly reiterating support for India and Brazil becoming permanent members of the UN Security Council. This is a significant diplomatic outcome of India's BRICS chairship: China has historically been ambiguous or opposed to India's UNSC bid given border tensions. The declaration also had all 11 members condemn the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack (which killed 26 civilians), a rare multilateral consensus on India-specific terrorism. UN Security Council reform requiring 2/3 majority in UNGA remains a long-term goal — no specific timeline was set at the summit.