A union territory , the political administration of the NCT of Delhi today more closely resembles that of a state of India , with its own legislature , high court and an executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister . New Delhi is jointly administered by the federal government of India and the local government of Delhi , and serves as the capital of the nation as well as the NCT of Delhi . Delhi hosted the first and ninth Asian Games in 1951 and 1982 , respectively , 1983 NAM Summit , 2010 Men 's Hockey World Cup , 2010 Commonwealth Games , 2012 BRICS Summit and was one of the major host cities of the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2012 BRICS Summit
4th BRICS summit
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