Flags of BRICS member and partner countries flutter at Bharat Mandapam, the main venue of the summit, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Workers apply finishing touches to a BRICS sign ahead of the summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Government officials prepare a platform for the official group photograph of BRICS leaders during the summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, talks with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP )

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Prime Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP )

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives to speak at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)