UN Secretary-General expected to highlight Security Council reform and changing global realities during New Delhi visit
NEW DELHI:GTNS, September, 10/26 : As world leaders prepare to gather in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit,e two-day meeting.Guterres is scheduled to travel to Ind on September 12 and 13. His planned address comes at a time when major emerging economies are seeking a greater voice in institutions that shape international economic and political decisions.The UN Secretary-General is expected ter has evolved dramatically over the decades and why international institutions need to keep pace with those changes.A CHANGING WORLD ORDEROne of the key themes likely to emerge from Guterres’ intervention is multipolarity—a system in which influence is distributed among a wider group of countries and regions rather than concentrated in a limited number of traditional powers.For BRICS nations, the issue has particular relevance as the grouping has expanded its membership and strengthened its role as a platform for cooperation among emerging and developing economies.Guterres is expected to link the changing balance of global influence with the need to make international institutions more representative and effective.SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM BACK IN SPOTLIGHTThe discussion could also bring fresh attention to reform of the UN Security Council, an issue India has pursued for years.New Delhi maintains that the Council’s present composition reflects an earlier era and does not sufficiently represent the contemporary distribution of global economic and political influence. India has therefore continued its campaign for a permanent place on the Council.The wider reform debate also extends to the international financial architecture, including institutions created under the Bretton Woods framework.MODI-GUTERRES MEETING EXPECTEDDuring his India visit, Guterres is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hold discussions with other leaders and senior representatives attending the summit.The interactions could provide an opportunity to discuss conflicts, development priorities, economic cooperation and reforms aimed at strengthening multilateral decision-making.INDIA’S BRICS MOMENTIndia’s role as the 2026 BRICS Chair gives New Delhi an important opportunity to shape the group’s agenda. The country assumed the chairmanship on January 1, marking its fourth term after earlier chairships in 2012, 2016 and 2021.The 18th BRICS Summit will bring together leaders from member and partner countries along with invited outreach nations.Beyond economic cooperation, the New Delhi gathering is emerging as a platform for a much broader conversation: who gets a voice in the international system, how that system should evolve, and whether global institutions are ready for the realities of the 21st century.Guterres’ participation could make that debate one of the most closely watched dimensions of the summit.