Morning opened at Bharat Mandapam for the final BRICS session, with Modi welcoming leaders for a family photo flanked by Putin and Xi. In closing remarks he warned against weaponisation of technology and critical minerals, pitched resilience, innovation and sustainability, and proposed a Startup Innovation Fund and integrated early-warning system.
Xi, who had skipped the gala dinner, answered with a call for a 'Greater BRICS', rejecting 'might makes right' and announcing five Global South projects as China took the chairmanship from India. Editors framed Modi's 15 bilaterals in three days, divergent readouts of the Modi-Xi meeting, an Iran-UAE 'turn the page' understanding and a Russian claim of Ukraine mediation offers as the summit's takeaways.
Away from Delhi, Amit Shah promised Uniform Civil Code in 21 NDA-ruled states before 2029, and India women beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs to lift an eighth Asia Cup.