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BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration

The bloc called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.

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What this story says

  • BRICS condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in its New Delhi Declaration.
  • The declaration called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
  • BRICS reaffirmed its commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
  • The declaration stated that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation.

Who covered it

Left 14%(14)Centre 53%(52)Right 33%(33)

Percentages are shares of the 99 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 112 of the 211 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

211 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 14 of the 99 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

The BRICS New Delhi Declaration, adopted on Saturday, condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which occurred on April 22, 2025. The declaration called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and reaffirmed the bloc's commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It stated that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, location, or perpetrator.

Disagreement on attack perpetrators

Hindustan Times reported that LeT and its proxy TRF, backed by the Pakistani state, carried out the Pahalgam attack. The other reports did not attribute the attack to specific groups or states.

Omissions in coverage

None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mention that LeT and its proxy TRF, backed by the Pakistani state, carried out the Pahalgam attack. The right-rated digests also did not attribute the attack to specific groups or states.

Tags:#BRICS#PahalgamAttack#Terrorism#NewDelhiDeclaration#India#JammuAndKashmir

Coverage settled. We checked this 15 times and stopped on 17 Sept 2026, 21:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

14 rated outlets

  • One India, which published a full report, stated that BRICS leaders condemned the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 people. The declaration called for action against cross-border terrorism and terror financing, stating that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable.
  • The Hindu and Indian Express digests reported that BRICS condemned the Pahalgam attack and rejected cross-border terrorism. Scroll India noted that the joint declaration did not name Pakistan, and that this was the second consecutive year the grouping's declaration condemned an attack.
  • Other left-rated outlets focused on different aspects of the BRICS declaration. Al Jazeera reported that BRICS nations urged restraint in the Middle East and expressed opposition to the forced displacement of Palestinians. Tempo.co and Al-Monitor reported on the finalisation of the New Delhi Declaration.

Centre

52 rated outlets

  • Greater Kashmir and Hindustan Times, both full reports, led on the BRICS condemnation of the Pahalgam attack and the call for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. Hindustan Times also reported that LeT and its proxy TRF, backed by the Pakistani state, carried out the attack. Live Mint's digest highlighted the declaration's takeaways on UN reform, global trade, Gaza, AI, and the Pahalgam terror attack.

Right

33 rated outlets

  • Reports from the right-rated outlets focused on the BRICS declaration's condemnation of the Pahalgam attack and its stance on terrorism. Rediff.com, CNBC-TV18, NDTV, Times of India, ABP News, The Print, and India Today all highlighted the condemnation and the call for zero tolerance. NDTV's digest quoted the declaration stating that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable. Times of India's digest noted the strong condemnation and reaffirmation of commitment to combating terrorism. ABP News framed the condemnation as a potential 'India's Victory At BRICS'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration?
Of the 99 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 33% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 211. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 99 rated outlets on this story, 14% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 33% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration biased?
BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration is one event reported by 211 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack in New Delhi Declaration?
211 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did the BRICS New Delhi Declaration state regarding the Pahalgam attack?
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration condemned the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. It called for zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism and reaffirmed the commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, stating that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable.
Which groups were identified as responsible for the Pahalgam attack?
Hindustan Times reported that LeT and its proxy TRF, backed by the Pakistani state, carried out the Pahalgam attack. Other reports did not attribute the attack to specific groups or states.
What was the overall stance of BRICS on terrorism?
BRICS adopted a stance of zero tolerance towards state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. The declaration stated that all acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, location, or perpetrator, and reaffirmed the bloc's commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

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